Almanac at the Capitol - May 20, 2009

05/20/09


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Lawmakers adjourned Monday night without a budget agreement and the governor says he won't call a special session. A couple Capitol colleagues join Mary to take a look at the uprecedented conclusion of the session and we'll take a light-hearted look back at the sights and sounds of the 2009 version of the Minnesota Legislature.

Segments

Headlines (05/20/09)

Mary has plenty to summarize in the week's news.

Capitol Press Corps (05/20/09)

Mary sits down with Bill Salisbury of the Pioneer Press and Tom Scheck of Minnesota Public Radio to dissect the tumulutous end of the 2009 session.

Found Footage - David Jennings (05/20/09)

Then House Speaker David Jennings adjouned a very chaotic legislative session in 1986. In this clip Jennings appears on Almanac and explains himself.

Sights and Sounds of the 2009 Session (05/20/09)

A lighter look at some of the happenings of the 2009 session.