Mee Moua

Governor's REAL ID Woodshed

Mary Lahammer — Fri, 16 May 2008 23:20:34 -0500

A handful of Republicans got called into Gov. Tim Pawlenty's office to try to get a handle on the hot potato of REAL ID. Minority Leader Seifert says the governor has vetoed REAL ID along with an education bill. Pawlenty is talking to some of his fellow Republicans who could be override candidates behind closed doors. We had the story tonight of the executive order Pawlenty has proposed on REAL ID with what he apparently sees as some compromise language.
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Legislative Leaders Live!

tptadmin — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:10:33 -0500

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

tptadmin — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:09:32 -0500

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

Governor Weighing In

Mary Lahammer — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:16:25 -0500

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

Mary Lahammer — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:54:04 -0500

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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Gov Gathers with GOP

Mary Lahammer — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:27:37 -0500

Gov. Pawlenty hosted some House Republicans and staffers at the governor's mansion last night. They were in the middle of another late night marathon session and got an invite from the big guy. Deputy Minority Leader Tom Emmer gave us the scoop. He said "it was mostly about meatballs and shrimp." Emmer didn't fess up to much policy coming up; he said the governor "conveyed hang in there."
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Capitol Update - April 24, 2007

tptadmin — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:46:36 -0500

Headlines

richard — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:45:51 -0600

Al Franken makes it official, Republicans react, Dems want immigration reform, college students rally for a tuition freeze, a smoking ban stalls, medical marijuana sails ahead, and DFLers join Gov. Pawlenty in eliminating a state agency.