Almanac: At the Capitol

Reuel Harmon Award (04/23/08)

Former U.S. Senator David Durenberger is receiving a lifetime achievement award for his work championing the great outdoors. We'll talk with the senator and get a sneak peak at the award given by the Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota.

Pawlenty's Park? (04/23/08)

Lake Vermilion State Park — the governor wants to create it but the legislature hasn't funded it ... yet. Is it an end-of-session bargaining chip? We pose that question to Mark Holsten, Governor Pawlenty's DNR Commissioner, and DFL Rep. Tom Rukavina, who lives in Virginia, MN.

Headlines (04/23/08)

The environment dominates floor sessions the day after Earth Day, the Senate passes the Abigail Taylor Pool Safety Act, Tim Pawlenty announces members of the 21st Century Tax Reform Commission and a robot built by Eagan high school students visits the capitol.

Capitol Update - April 22, 2008 (04/22/08)

Big Stone II (04/18/08)

That's the name of a proposed power plant in South Dakota that many environments fear will harm the Minnesota River. Soon Minnesota regulators will vote on whether to allow the power plant to go ahead. We hear from Mark Rolfes, the project manager of Big Stone II ... and from Duane Ninneman with the environmental group CURE.

Capitol Update - April 17, 2008 (04/17/08)

Headlines (04/09/08)

A controversial bill for legalizing medical marijuana is heading to the House floor, lawmakers get an update on their own 35-W bridge investigation, the governor attends signing ceremonies for the projects that weren't cut from the bonding bill and climate change critics speak out against an advisory group's recent report.

Easter Break for Lawmakers (03/21/08)

Legislators emptied out of St. Paul this week for a spring break. Our Mary Lahammer gives us the highs and lows of the first six weeks of the legislative session.

How It Happens (03/05/08)

Political essayist and cartoonist David Gillette tells us all about the Legacy Act.

Minute Man (02/27/08)

Our Minute Man traveled to Jay Cooke State Park to hear why state parks and trails need more state funding. All in 60 seconds.