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Saying it protects the free market, U.S. Sen. Al Franken sounded optimistic in a speech today about the chances for preserving net neutrality by law. “For the first time, it looks like we might actually do this,” Franken told the Future of Music Coalition in Washington, D.C.

Minnesota’s largest anti-abortion group says state-funded anti-abortion programs are responsible for a drop in the number of abortions among low-income women. If the group’s assertion is correct, the programs cost taxpayers more than $200,000 per woman successfully treated.

A reproductive health bill being considered in the Minnesota Legislature this year states that the government has no business interfering with the constitutionally protected privacy rights set forth in Roe v. Wade. While presumptive gubernatorial candidates Sens. John Marty and Tom Bakk are among the bill’s co-authors, staunchly pro-life Gov. Tim Pawlenty is unlikely to sign the bill should it get to his desk.

While the country turned its fickle eyes to Minnesota’s suddenly compelling 6th Congressional District contest, the race for the state’s 3rd District didn’t stop being hot. Over the last two days, both major parties’ congressional committees unveiled new TV ads. Big male guns vouched for the Republican candidate, state Rep. Erik Paulsen, and big female guns tried to widen a gender gap for DFLer Ashwin Madia — while heaping derision on another female office-holder, state Rep. Michele Bachmann. All this and more, with video and details about tonight’s candidate debate in Edina, after the jump.

I couldn’t help notice a different feel in the air at the Minnesota Choice Coalition’s celebration of the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Oh, on the surface it was what you’d expect from a fancy dinner at International Market Square, at least one being held in honor of legalized abortion. People drank wine and [...]

NARAL Pro-Choice America, an abortion rights advocacy group, saw improvement in Minnesota and around the country in 2007. But a new report issued by the organization indicates that in Minnesota, there’s still room for improvement.

NARAL’s annual “Who Decides?” report gave Minnesota a C-plus for overall access to abortion services, finding that 95 percent of counties [...]