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Understanding the health insurance hike after tax subsidies expire

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By Catharine Richert , Maja Beckstrom 
| MPR News (Saint Paul, MN)
Becky Montpetit of Rochester, shown here on Nov. 3, 2025, buys health insurance for her family of four on MNsure. They face an increase of roughly $700 per month in premium costs with the expiration of a federal tax credit. Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Health insurance is about to become more expensive for tens of thousands of Minnesotans.
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Power Pairs: A rabbi and a politician on what makes a strong marriage

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By Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom 
| MPR News (Saint Paul, MN)
Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman (left), the senior rabbi at Temple Israel in Minneapolis, and Frank Hornstein (right), a former DFL representative in the Minnesota House of Representatives, pose in the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul on February 25. Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Some say religion and politics don’t mix. But they do in the lives of couple Marcia Zimmerman and Frank Hornstein.
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Can relationships across the political divide build more trust and better government?

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By Catharine Richert , Maja Beckstrom 
| MPR News (Saint Paul, MN)
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Trust in government is low. Politicians are trading personal insults on social media. And, the country is just emerging from the longest government shutdown in history — a shutdown that only deepened partisan distrust. What would it take to bring more dialogue, respect and effectiveness to politics?
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