The legislative session ended in chaos with no budget deal, so the governor will begin balancing the budget himself. DFL lawmakers flew around the state blaming the governor for the stalemate.
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05/2009
Almanac at the Capitol - May 20, 2009 (05/20/09)
Lawmakers adjourned Monday night without a budget agreement and the governor says he won't call a special session. A couple Capitol colleagues join Mary to take a look at the uprecedented conclusion of the session and we'll take a light-hearted look back at the sights and sounds of the 2009 version of the Minnesota Legislature.
Headlines (05/20/09)
Mary has plenty to summarize in the week's news.
Capitol Press Corps (05/20/09)
Mary sits down with Bill Salisbury of the Pioneer Press and Tom Scheck of Minnesota Public Radio to dissect the tumulutous end of the 2009 session.
Found Footage - David Jennings (05/20/09)
Then House Speaker David Jennings adjouned a very chaotic legislative session in 1986. In this clip Jennings appears on Almanac and explains himself.
Sights and Sounds of the 2009 Session (05/20/09)
A lighter look at some of the happenings of the 2009 session.
Capitol Press Corps (05/20/09)
Mary sits down with Bill Salisbury of the Pioneer Press and Tom Scheck of Minnesota Public Radio to dissect the tumulutous end of the 2009 session.
Capitol Update - May 19, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 12:35 pm
( categories: Budget | 05/2009 | Dave Senjem | Dick Day | Larry Pogemiller | Margaret Anderson Keliher | Marty Seifert | Tarryl Clark | Tim Pawlenty | Mary's Page )
Capitol Update - May 19, 2009 (05/19/09)
The legislative session ended in chaos with no budget deal, so the governor will begin balancing the budget himself. DFL lawmakers flew around the state blaming the governor for the stalemate.
Capitol Update - May 18, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009 - 7:59 pm
The legislative session must end at midnight and a budget deal between legislators and the governor seems unlikely. The House passed a bill to change the way the seat belt law is enforced and debated medical marijuana for the first time. Over the weekend lawmakers failed to override the governor's vetoes.
( categories: Budget | Crime | Health Care | Taxes | 05/2009 | Dave Senjem | Jim Abeler | Kim Norton | Larry Pogemiller | Lyndon Carlson | Margaret Anderson Keliher | Marty Seifert | Rod Hamilton | Tom Emmer | Tom Huntley | Tom Rukavina | Tony Cornish | Mary's Page )
Capitol Update - May 18, 2009 (05/18/09)
The legislative session must end at midnight and a budget deal between legislators and the governor seems unlikely. The House passed a bill to change the way the seat belt law is enforced and debated medical marijuana for the first time. Over the weekend lawmakers failed to override the governor's vetoes.
The Wrapup (05/15/09)
Two Minnesota sports history questions... your thoughts about early voting... and a show-ending tune by Chuck Lazarus et. al.
An All Star Panel of Former Lawmakers (05/15/09)
This week's political panel are all former legislators. Democrats Roger Moe and Ember Reichgott Junge are joined by Republicans Phil Krinkie and Dan Dorman.
Chuck Lazarus (05/15/09)
Trumpeter Chuck Lazarus stops by the Almanac studio to perform. Chuck will be playing "A Night in the Tropics" with the Minnesota Orchestra Saturday May 23 at Orchestra Hall.
Capitol Security (05/15/09)
Legislative Auditor James Nobles doesn't think capitol security in St. Paul is up to the task. Auditor Nobles joins us to talk about his report's findings.
