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The statewide coalition that lobbied for the creation of MinnesotaCare in the early 1990s has reunited, this time to fight proposed cuts to the state's health insurance program for the working poor.

Minnesotans for Affordable Health Care has blown the dust off its old incorporation papers, reconvened a decade-old executive committee and resumed fundraising, organizers said.

On Wednesday, the coalition announced an advertising campaign to urge Minnesotans to lobby against Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposed budget cuts to MinnesotaCare.

One of their key messages: MinnesotaCare is in good financial shape and shouldn't be raided to pay for other health-care programs.