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Minnesota Gov. Wants Earnings From Tribes - 2004-02-07
Call it either a threat or a bluff, but Gov. Tim Pawlenty insisted on Thursday that Indian tribes with casinos had better share some profits with the state or get ready for more competition. In perhaps the most provocative part of his State of the State speech, Pawlenty mentioned that while he's against expanding gambling in the past "we need to recognize that times have changed."

He stated that the contracts the state negotiated with tribes nearly 15 years ago "do not reflect current circumstances" and "we need to explore a better deal for Minnesotans."
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Morlino pushes for a 'moral minimum' - 2004-02-07
Madison appears to be a community with "a high comfort level with virtually no public morality," Roman Catholic Bishop Robert Morlino stated this week.

In addition, Morlino encouraged the community to accept "some 'moral minimum'
Morlino's comments were published in his weekly column in the Catholic Herald newspaper as part of his opinion about the Feb. 17 vote on whether the Ho-Chunk Nation should be permitted to develop gambling at its Madison DeJope Bingo parlor into a casino.
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