DFL legislative leaders sit down with the governor, cities rally against local aid cuts, and the House prepares itself for federal transportation funds.
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11/20/09/4:49 pm Franken's Cooking & Healthcare
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11/18/09/5:48 pm Health Care Concerns
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11/16/09/4:47 pm Unallot Lawsuit
Transportation
Private Monies For Public Roads? (10/30/09)
Governor Pawlenty says he wants to blend public and private money when building state roads. Is that a good idea? We have a debate with Sean Kershaw from the Citizens League, Dane Smith from the group Growth and Justice and limited-government advocate David Strom.
Ride the Northstar Rail Line (10/30/09)
That's what Almanac videographer Butch Bowring did this week as the commuter line prepares to open for business between Minneapolis and Big Lake.
Help for the Central Corridor (10/23/09)
A group of foundations has come together to form the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative. The goal of the group? To help businesses cope with the changes that light rail will bring. Jonathan Sage-Martinson is our guest.
Is MnDOT Failing to Hire Enough Minorities? (08/28/09)
The Minnesota State Baptist Convention thinks so and organized a protest this week to publicize the cause. The Rev. Randy Staten is with the group and joins us live. MnDOT declined our request to provide a guest for this discussion.
Transit Update (07/31/09)
There's a new light rail line in the works... a proposed heavy rail line... more disagreement about the Central Corridor line. Peter Bell with the Met Council stops by for a transit progress report.
The Panel (07/17/09)
This week's version of the political panel helps us update our Governor's race scorecard: Who's in, who's out, who's running for other offices? Republicans Fritz Knaak and Gregg Peppin square off against Democrats Denise Cardinal and Javier Morillo-Alicea.
Headlines (04/08/09)
A summary of the week's political news from the capitol rotunda.
Capitol Update - March 26, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 7:17 pm
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Capitol Update - March 26, 2009 (03/26/09)
DFL legislative leaders sit down with the governor, cities rally against local aid cuts, and the House prepares itself for federal transportation funds.
Headlines (03/25/09)
The legislative session passed the half-way mark and the pace of activity is picking up. Mary reviews what happened this week.
