Environment

The Bike of Kahn

Mary Lahammer — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:39:18 -0500

Many politicians talk about living green, but it's fun to catch them actually walking the talk — or in this case, biking the talk. I was downtown Minneapolis on my way to interview a high-profile former CEO for another story and I ran into Rep. Phyllis Kahn (DFL-Minneapolis) getting on her bike.
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Another Campaign Notebook

tptadmin — Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:02:53 -0500

Mary Lahammer had fun watching all the Senate ads this week; that's one of the segments in this week's Campaign Notebook media digest.

Farmfest

Mary Lahammer — Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:25:32 -0500

U.S. Senate candidates U.S. Senate candidates Al Franken, Norm Coleman, Dean Barkley and Steve Williams debated outside of Redwood Falls. Energy was the top topic. Discluded candidates Priscilla Lord Faris, Jack Uldrich and Ole Savior are here standing by in protest.
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Bachmann to ANWR

Mary Lahammer — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:06:02 -0500

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann is headed to ANWR with fellow Republicans. She just appeared on CNN and said if we drill for oil in Alaska we can have "two-dollar-a-gallon gas again." When asked about the environmental and wildlife impact she said, it's "dark most of year" and there are "no trees" so it's the "perfect area" to drill.
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Minnesota's Environment for the Next Fifty Years

tptadmin — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:35:49 -0500

A wide-ranging report was released this week assessing the critical environmental challenges in our state for the next five decades. Deb Swackhamer from the U of M's Institute on the Environment is our guest.

Keeping a Capitol Promise

Mary Lahammer — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:11:27 -0500

A select few got to see the reality of a promise made to lawmakers at the Capitol many years ago. The promise was to keep one of the most coveted pieces of real estate in public hands: Lake Minnetonka's Big Island.
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This Week's Monologue

tptadmin — Fri, 6 Jun 2008 15:59:50 -0500

Bick Smith is thinking a lot this week about technology.

Bill Signing Bliss

Mary Lahammer — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:18:42 -0500

The love was everywhere. The love was bi-partisan. The love was coming from the governor to lawmakers, even DFL lawmakers. House Tax Chair Ann Lenczewski got an enormous amount of praise for helping making the whole end of session deal happen. Bonding Chairs Langseth and Hausman got humorous props too.
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Former Lawmakers Panel

tptadmin — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:25:59 -0500

Democrats Jane Ranum and Andy Dawkins compare notes with Republicans Fritz Knaak and soon-to-retire Rep. John Berns.

Session Wrapup

tptadmin — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:24:55 -0500

Our Mary Lahammer gives a summary of the achievements of the just-ended legislative session.