Almanac: At the Capitol

House Leaders (03/26/08)

Majority Leader Tony Sertich and Minority Leader Marty Seifiert join Mary live in the House Gallery. She asks what they heard from consitituents when they headed home for Easter break and for their end-of-session predictions.

FIRST Robotics (03/21/08)

More than 50 high schools will compete in a robotic competition next week at Williams Arena on the U of M campus. What happens at these events? Prior Lake High School coach Joe Passafaro fills us in.

First District Republicans (03/21/08)

We invited the three Republicans running for Congress in the First District to join us live. Two accepted our invitation: Dick Day and Randy Demmer. Candidate Brian Davis declined our live studio invitation.

Headlines (03/19/08)

Education, taxes and the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War dominated the day's news.

Capitol Update - March 18, 2008 (03/18/08)

The Political Panel (03/14/08)

How are lawmakers dealing with the need for cuts in the state budget? That's one of the topics tonight with our political panel of DFLers Mary Jo McGuire and Mike Hatch and Republicans Fritz Knaak and David Strom.

Special Election Freshmen (03/12/08)

State Capitol newcomers Sen. Kevin Dahle and Rep. Steve Drazkowski join Mary live in the House Gallery and offer impressions of their first few weeks in the legislature.

Headlines (03/12/08)

The governor is taken to task over his budget cuts from the University of Minnesota, disabled Minnesotans and nursing homes.

Finance Commissioner Tom Hanson (03/07/08)

We give the Commish the first shot at explaining the Governor's plan.

School Busing History (02/15/08)

Dan Bergin takes a look at historic efforts in Minneapolis in the 1970s to desegregate schools there. This clip is from an upcoming Minnesota Channel documentary, Close the Gap, done in conjunction with the Itasca Project.