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Legislative Leaders Live! (05/16/08)

Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Tarryl Clark, Senate Minority Leader Dave Senjem and House Minority Leader Marty Seifert plan on joining us live in Studio B with the latest from capitol budget talks.

Live from the Capitol (05/16/08)

Mary Lahammer reports from the House Gallery with the latest budget news.

Capitol Update - May 13, 2008 (05/13/08)

Governor Weighing In

05/13/08
by Mary Lahammer
Gov. Pawlenty is weighing in heavily in floor debates today. First Republican House Minority Leader Marty Seifert apparently heard from the governor along with the speaker and Pawlenty asked them to stop debating an education bill without a global deal and that it created a situation of "negotiating in bad faith."
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REAL ID Is BACK

05/12/08
by Mary Lahammer
REAL ID is back. The Senate Finance Committee just added an opt-out for Minnesota into another bill. Sen. Mee Moua's bill had to do with executive branch whistleblower protection. Ironic that this new bill would send the executive branch a bit of a bomb. Conservatives were considering joining liberals on an override of the governor's veto of the transportation bill that contained a REAL ID opt-out. John McCain is the only major candidate (Democrat or Republican) to support REAL ID.
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Headlines (04/16/08)

Legislative leaders met with the governor to talk about end-of-session negotiations. The Senate gives preliminary approval to a K-12 education bill with some interesting policy changes. A heated debate about surrogate motherhood takes place on the Senate floor. And activists urge lawmakers to make funding for long-term care a top priority.

Friday's Capitol Action (04/27/07)

Our Mary Lahammer brings us up to date on state lawmakers. Her report includes some surprises from the House floor.

Capitol Update - April 24, 2007 (04/24/07)

Headlines (04/11/07)

House committees pass bills to fund education and state government and get caught up on religion, taxes and sex ed. The Senate approves a bill to crack down on predatory lending. Col. Joe "GOP Joe" Repya wants to be the next Republican Party Chair.

Capitol Update - April 3, 2007 (04/03/07)

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