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Pat Garofalo

Washington, D.C.
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Director of state/local policy at @econliberties & @fightmonopolies. Author: "The Billionaire Boondoggle" & Boondoggle newsletter. Opinions/endorsements my own.
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Garofalo: Minnesota, I love you, but you’ve gone astray

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By Pat Garofalo
| The Minnesota Star Tribune
Garofalo: Minnesota, I love you, but you’ve gone astray I’m not giving up on my beloved state, but you’ve got to do better. The Minnesota State Capitol on May 16. (Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune) Comment Gift Share Star Tribune opinion editor’s note: Pat Garofalo, a former Republican state legislator, is joining Strib Voices as a contributing columnist. His first column is below. You know I love you. I’ve always loved you. In 54 years of my life, I’ve never lived anywhere else.
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Algorithmic Price-Fixing in Health Insurance, Explained

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By Pat Garofalo
| Boondoggle
This is Boondoggle, the newsletter about how corporations rip off our states, cities, and communities, and what we can do about it. If you’re not currently a subscriber, please click the green button below to sign up.
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What I've Learned Working to Ban Junk Fees

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By Pat Garofalo
| Boondoggle
Lessons from the statehouse trenches. Photo credit: Ben Brown This is Boondoggle, the newsletter about how corporations rip off our states, cities, and communities, and what we can do about it. If you’re not currently a subscriber, please click the green button below to sign up. Thanks! The Illinois legislature recently approved the Junk Fee Ban Act, sponsored by State Rep. Bob Morgan and State Sen. Omar Aquino, and Gov.
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