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Almanac: At the Capitol
How It Happens -Data Practices (04/15/09)
Commentator and cartoonist David Gillette goes caving at the Capitol.
Found Footage - "Modern" Minnesota Agriculture (04/15/09)
More from a 60s era promotional film about Minnesota.
House First Termers (04/15/09)
A visit with first term representatives Kory Kath (DFL) and Jenifer Loon (R) to find out what they heard back home during the Easter break.
Headlines (04/15/09)
The week's news in an easy, bit-sized chunk.
How It Happens - Final Push (04/08/09)
Cartoonist David Gillette explains why a candidate's footwear may be the most important piece of a campaign in the last installment of his How to Get Elected series.
Political Reporters (04/08/09)
Rachel Stassen-Berger and Tom Scheck join Mary to discuss where things are at the legislature and with that never ending U. S. Senate race.
Found Footage - Sanitized History (04/08/09)
A great clip from an early 60's film telling the sanitized mid-last-century history of the North Star State.
Headlines (04/08/09)
A summary of the week's political news from the capitol rotunda.
National Guard's Red Bull Unit (04/01/09)
The Minnesota National Guard's Red Bull unit prepares of deployment. Segments of a report we are preparing for Friday's Almanac.
Almanac at the Capitol - April 1, 2009 (04/01/09)
The budget and bonding are at the heart of Mary's news-of-the-week, legislators from northwestern Minnesota assess the impact of the flooding, and Finance Commissioner Tom Hanson discusses the distribution of federal stimulus money.
Headlines (04/01/09)
The governor meets with the Republican caucus, state bonding bill moves to the floor with some questions about flood funding, and the tax reform commission prompts an argument about business taxes.
The Flood's Aftermath (04/01/09)
The water is receding, businesses and roads are reopening, but the impact on communities will remain for weeks and months to come. Mary visits with lawmakers from the affected region to get their takes.
Found Footage - Hibbing, MN, USA (04/01/09)
Hibbing is featured in this black and white clip from the '50s.
National Guard's Red Bull Unit (04/01/09)
The Minnesota National Guard's Red Bull unit prepares of deployment. Segments of a report we are preparing for Friday's Almanac.
Stimulus Money and the State Budget (04/01/09)
Finance Commissioner Tom Hanson helps explain what the federal stimulus money may mean for the state budget.
