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In this April 1, 2016 photo, Jasmine Hansen, an eighth grader at Hasting Middle School, talks with school counselor Rick Wheeler in his office in Hastings, Minn. Hansen is one of the almost 500 students that Wheeler oversees. Some lawmakers hope additional funding this year could help pay for more school support staff statewide and reduce Minnesota's high ratio of counselors to students. (AP Photo/Kevin Burbach)
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