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Headlines (05/07/08)

An emergency conference committee is called to deal with the governor’s transportation veto threats, Democrats are angry about the status of the report to raise the minimum wage, the Dangerous Dogs Bill heads to the floor and food and fellowship abound at the annual Senate Potluck.

Early Adjournment?

05/07/08
by Mary Lahammer
Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller continues to hint at an early adjournment, as he's done all session. He just said he's told conference committee chairs that their bills need to be passed off the floor by Friday, this Friday, more than a week before the session is scheduled to end. When we asked if that means an early adjournment Pogemiller said "I think Minnesotans will be pleased."
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Capitol Update - May 5, 2008 (05/05/08)

Headlines (04/23/08)

The environment dominates floor sessions the day after Earth Day, the Senate passes the Abigail Taylor Pool Safety Act, Tim Pawlenty announces members of the 21st Century Tax Reform Commission and a robot built by Eagan high school students visits the capitol.

Capitol Update - April 22, 2008 (04/22/08)

The Legislative Week in Review (04/18/08)

Legislative Leaders met with the governor to talk budget ... and the proposed Northwest-Delta merger made waves too. Get the latest from Mary Lahammer.

Headlines (04/09/08)

A controversial bill for legalizing medical marijuana is heading to the House floor, lawmakers get an update on their own 35-W bridge investigation, the governor attends signing ceremonies for the projects that weren't cut from the bonding bill and climate change critics speak out against an advisory group's recent report.

Gender Gap Recap--McClung Letter

04/08/08
by Mary Lahammer
This unsigned anonymous note is what greeted me this morning in my Capitol office. Frankly, it's rather creepy to me to have people putting accusatory notes in my office when I'm not there. I have had people stalk me, who leave anonymous notes, follow me and have threatened to kill me. This is true for almost anyone who works in television, so we're a bit sensitive to such actions.
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Veto Gender Gap?

04/07/08
by Mary Lahammer
Gov. Pawlenty hit projects hard that are close to House Chair Alice Hausman (DFL-St. Paul). Majority Leader Tony Sertich called it "personal" what Pawlenty did to chair Hausman. Sen. Sandy Pappas (DFL-St. Paul) was very emotional right after the gov's press conference, saying the vetoes are "insults to chair Hausman." The question some reporters started asking is if gender looks like a factor with Hausman being a female chair.
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Capitol Update - March 10, 2008 (03/10/08)

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