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FILE - In this April 30, 2014 file photo, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton delivers his State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature in St. Paul, Minn. Democrats who control the Minnesota Legislature can brag about key accomplishments in the just-completed session, including a big boost in the minimum wage and a tougher statewide anti-bullying law. But they needed and got help from Republicans to push through $1.1 billion in spending on construction projects, major tax relief and legalized medical marijuana. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
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FILE - In this May 9, 2014 file photo, Medical marijuana advocates watch as the Minnesota House of Representatives vote on a bill that would legalize marijuana use for medical reasons at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Democrats who control the Minnesota Legislature can brag about key accomplishments in the just-completed session, including a big boost in the minimum wage and a tougher statewide anti-bullying law. But they needed and got help from Republicans to push through $1.1 billion in spending on construction projects, major tax relief and legalized medical marijuana. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Glen Stubbe)
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In this April 25, 2014 photo, a pedestrian crosses South Dooly Street in the main business section of Montezuma, Ga., which up until last year housed the only emergency room in the county. Having an emergency room helped bring a manufacturer to the job-starved county in 2006. The head of the county’s development authority, Jimmy Davis, worries what will happen the next time a potential employer asks whether there’s a nearby emergency room. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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** FILE ** Pope Francis leaves after an audience for members of associations founded by late Bishop Luigi Novarese, in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Saturday, May 17, 2014. Bishop Luigi Novarese, founded the Pious Union of the Silent Workers of the Cross to help sick and disabled people and was beatified on May 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
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In this Wednesday, May 14, 2014 photo, Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, testifies during a committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. An Illinois House panel has approved Madigan's plan to ask voters whether the state should increase the minimum wage to $10 an hour. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 file photo, job seekers sign in before meeting prospective employers during a career fair at a hotel in Dallas. The government reports on state unemployment rates for April on Friday, May 16, 2014. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY MAY 19 AND THEREAFTER - In a May 7, 2014 photo, Walt Whitfield of Community Fatherhood talks about the opportunities fathers will get that will help them get back into the workforce in Battle Creek, Mich. Whitfield said a criminal background can pin a man into “a very small box” when it comes to the job hunt, but he hopes his new program can stretch those barriers. Whitfield is the main organizer behind a partnership between Community Fatherhood and New Level Sports that aims to give job skills to those with a past that might be distasteful to employers. (AP Photo/Battle Creek Enquirer, Nick Garrison)
