Almanac: At the Capitol

2006 Video Archive

WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2006
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HEADLINES Transportation funding, E85 prices, Gophers stadium, an official state fruit, attack ad against Pawlenty all make news.	Watch the clip
MINUTE MAN We review how all of the bonding projects we featured fared.	Watch the clip
WEEK IN REVIEW We look back at how the session ended and who’s retiring.	Watch the clip
MARY & FRIEND The dean of the Greater Minnesota Press Corps Don Davis from Forum Communications turns the table on Mary Lahammer and forces her to answer some questions for a change as they look back at the session.	Watch the clip
YEAR END FUNNY A compilation of all of the silly things lawmakers do while trying to “Git ‘r done.”	Watch the clip

WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2006
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HEADLINES Lawmakers bicker about not meeting, Al Franken stops by for visit , and trying save lives gets ignored because of stadiums and celebrities.	Watch the clip
MINUTE MAN Biosciences take center stage to show you how pigs can create medical devices.	Watch the clip
WEEK IN REVIEW A Supreme Court ruling and stadia talks.	Watch the clip
MINORITY LEADERS The feisty and fun Sen. Dick Day and Rep. Matt Entenza.	Watch the clip
PORTRAIT PROFILES Mary Lahammer chats with her dad Geno about the career of Gov. Arne Carlson.	Watch the clip

WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2006
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HEADLINES Lawmakers agree on the size on the bonding bill, contemplate property tax rebates and gas tax increases.	Watch the clip
MINUTE MAN Northstar commuter rail makes a pitch for state money.	Watch the clip
WEEK IN REVIEW	Watch the clip
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS All eyes are on the House Gallery as the most important leaders in the building Sen. Dean Johnson and Rep. Steve Sviggum join us live to set up the end of the session.	Watch the clip
PORTRAIT PROFILES Star Tribune legend Betty Wilson shares her insights on the visionary Gov. Rudy Perpich.	Watch the clip

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At the Capitol 90-second updates air on tpt-2 at 6:55 PM Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

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WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2006
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HEADLINES The Senate is now set to vote on all three stadium bills after they got out of committee gridlock, the House moves the Vikings bill along, conference committees on bonding and the environment start meeting.	Watch the clip
MINUTE MAN The Perpich Center makes its pitch for arts money.	Watch the clip
WEEK IN REVIEW	Watch the clip
PAWLENTY LIVE Governor Pawlenty joins Mary Lahammer live from the House Gallery for his annual grilling.	Watch the clip
PORTRAIT PROFILES An art historian’s critical eye looks at the modern governors’ portraits.	Watch the clip

WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2006
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HEADLINES The House votes on a Twins bill, a Senate committee strips a land swap, naming rights and main author from the Gopher football stadium bill, the governor is at odds with the president on energy issues and Republicans endorse their only openly gay lawmaker.	Watch the clip
MINUTE MAN The crumbling Capitol dome gets our 60 seconds.	Watch the clip
WEEK IN REVIEW Sen. Wes Skoglund and Sen. Bob Kierlin prove there’s nothing more honest than a retiring lawmaker.	Watch the clip
PORTRAIT PROFILES Lori Sturdevant tells us all about the beloved Gov. Elmer L. Andersen.	Watch the clip

WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2006
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HEADLINES The Twins stadium bill gets its first hearing before a tough House Tax Committee, the Senate votes on its bill to cut property taxes and more Minnesota children are going without health insurance.	Watch the clip
MINUTE MAN The Minnesota Zoo shows us lots of cute animals to make their pitch for bonding money.	Watch the clip
WEEK IN REVIEW On tax day lawmakers talk tax cuts and the House votes to reform itself.	Watch the clip
BUDGET BATTLE Budget gatekeepers Sen. Richard Cohen and Rep. Jim Knoblach join Mary Lahammer live in the House Gallery to debate spending priorities.	Watch the clip
PORTRAIT PROFILES Women start to make their mark on the Capitol by painting governors’ official portraits.	Watch the clip

WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2006
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HEADLINES As lawmakers head home for the Easter/Passover break they tell us what they’ve gotten done so far, the House votes on a bonding bill, and Sen. John McCain comes to hang out with Gov. Tim Pawlenty fueling speculation they could be a presidential ticket.	Watch the clip
MINUTE MAN Greater Minnesota cities air their dirty laundry on the Capitol lawn in their pitch for clean water money.	Watch the clip
WEEK IN REVIEW The State Supreme Court hears the case on the health impact fee/cigarette tax, if it stands a property tax rebate could be headed your way.	Watch the clip
YOUNG LEADERS A couple of young rising stars in House leadership, Rep. Tony Sertich and Rep. Kurt Zellers, join Mary Lahammer live at the Capitol to sum up the session so far.	Watch the clip
PORTRAIT PROFILES The state’s historian, Hy Berman, shows us why Gov. Floyd B. Olson ranks at the top of the list for important governors.	Watch the clip

WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2006
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HEADLINES It’s a big day for stadiums. Vikings and Gophers bills both are being considered.	Watch the clip
MINUTE MAN The most elaborate and dramatic 60 second pitch yet from a prison.	Watch the clip
WEEK IN REVIEW The attempt to ban gay marriage brings out strong emotions at the Capitol.	Watch the clip
GO GOPHERS? Sen. Geoff Michel and Rep. Tim Mahoney debate the pros and cons of a deal to build an on-campus stadium.	Watch the clip
PORTRAIT PROFILES We spend some time in the "WPA wing" of the Capitol to see how the Great Depression influenced Minnesota governors and their portrait painters.	Watch the clip

WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2006
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HEADLINES Immigration hearings get underway, a Gopher football stadium clears another hurdle, the Senate is set to vote on constitutional amendments on heath care and the environment.	Watch the clip
MINUTE MAN The Departments of Agriculture and Health give their 60 second pitch for money.	Watch the clip
WEEK IN REVIEW Sen. Dean Johnson apologizes and hearings pick up pace.	Watch the clip
BONDING SKIPPERS Rep. Dan Dorman and Sen. Keith Langseth debate job one of the session: the bonding bill.	Watch the clip
PORTRAIT PROFILES Gov. John Johnson was a man of many firsts—first to run for president, first to serve in the current State Capitol, first to die in office, first to have a monument on the Capitol grounds. It’s another amazing story of one of our most important Minnesotans.	Watch the clip

WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2006
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HEADLINES Senate Republicans file ethics charges against Dean Johnson, House and Senate committees turn an environmental bill into a loaded up Christmas tree, lawmakers want to ban a drinking device and the governor signs a bill to build a new hospital in Maple Grove.	Watch the clip
MINUTE MAN The Historical Society tells us why they should get state money for Ft. Snelling.	Watch the clip
WEEK IN REVIEW Gay marriage and the Dean Johnson controversy dominate.	Watch the clip
MINORITY LEADERS Sen. Dick Day and Rep. Matt Entenza join Mary Lahammer live to talk about all the news.	Watch the clip
PORTRAIT PROFILES Find out why Gov. Knute Nelson is one of the most important Minnesotans you’ve never heard of.	Watch the clip

WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2006
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HEADLINES Gov. Pawlenty and legislative leaders head south to see the troops off at Camp Shelby, lawmakers talk about more tracking of sex offenders and limiting eminent domain; and AARP rallies against identity theft.	Watch the clip
MINUTE MAN Minnesota State Colleges and Universities get 60 seconds to beg for bonding money.	Watch the clip
WEEK IN REVIEW The governor releases his supplemental budget that eliminates the marriage penalty in taxes and pays for locking up more sex offenders. Lawmakers deal with proposals on clean water, childcare, education, and end of life issues.	Watch the clip
FRESH FACES Two new special election freshman, Rep. Haws and Sen. Koch join Mary Lahammer live in the House Gallery to talk about their first impressions of the Capitol.	Watch the clip
PORTRAIT PROFILES Our irreverent art historian Tom Blanck shows us what governors’ portraits succeed and fail in the Capitol hallways.	Watch the clip

WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2006
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HEADLINES Twins legend Kirby Puckett is honored, the mother of a man murdered by a Wisconsin priest testifies for sex offender reforms, the debate over state taxes gets ugly in committee and much more.	Watch the clip
MINUTE MAN Parks and trails supporters make their case for a bonding bill in 60 seconds in Minuteman.	Watch the clip
WEEK IN REVIEW Lawmakers break for precinct caucuses while DFL candidates for governor debate for the first time, from early childhood to K-12 to higher ed lots of policy makers have lots of ideas to improve education.	Watch the clip
POLITICAL REPORTERS Some of the best local political reporters in town join Mary live to dish the political dirt. The Star Tribune’s Dane Smith and the Pioneer Press’ Rachel Stassen-Berger are our guests.	Watch the clip
PORTRAIT PROFILES Learn more about the public and personal life of our first Governor Henry Sibley.	Watch the clip

WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2006
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HEADLINES The session officially opens, lawmakers are trying to reform themselves and avoid another shutdown, freshmen band together for early passage of a bonding bill and AFSCME rallies against gridlock.	Watch the clip
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS The two men at the center of all the action or inaction Sen. Dean Johnson and Speaker Steve Sviggum join Mary live.	Watch the clip
MINUTE MAN The U of M makes an explosive 60-second case for bonding money.	Watch the clip
PORTRAIT PROFILES Our fun, irreverent yet substantive look at the stories behind the Capitol portraits.	Watch the clip

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