The Daily Digest: 1-10-07
Posted at 8:21 AM on January 10, 2007
by Tom Scheck
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It was a quiet day in Minnesota politics. Most state lawmakers attended a bipartisan retreat at the University of Minnesota. Forum Communications has a story on the event.
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is suing Allianz Life. The Star Tribune, MPR and the AP have stories.
GOP House Minority Leader Marty Seifert rips the buyouts of U of M coaches.
ECM Publishers say health care is at the top of the House and Senate agenda.
KARE-11 has a story on reservists who volunteered to head to Iraq. Pawlenty says he doesn't want to pass judgment before the announcement.
Some college officials are also cheering Pawlenty's aid package for veterans.
The St. Cloud Times says cities may unite to get more state aid.
Congress
The Hill says GOP Senator Norm Coleman opposes legislation that would allow the federal government to negotiate drugs costs with pharmaceutical companies.
The AP follows the Star Tribune which followed MPR on where the Minnesota delegation stands on a troop surge in Iraq.
Coleman is mentioned in this story on Delaware Senator Joe Biden.
He's also mentioned in this MSNBC story asking if a GOP Civil war can be avoided. He's also mentioned in this Washington Post column.
Coleman also gets in a spat with NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg over anti-terror funds.
DFL Senator Amy Klobuchar gets a not so welcome in Washington and political reporters are promised corn dogs. The Star Tribune has the items.
MPR interviews GOP Congressman Jim Ramstad on mental health parity.
AP says DFL Congressman Keith Ellison wants troops out of Iraq. This isn't really news since he's been calling for it since he announced he was running for Congress last March.
DFL Congressman Collin Peterson says he wants a Farm Bill passed by September.
Forum Communications also says the farm bill gets its start in farm country.
The Washington Post has a fabulous story on life at $7.25 an hour.
Blog Watch
Real Clear Politics has a column saying boomers are selfish.
Again, please let me know if you write or see anything interesting.
Quote of the day
"I hope to God that does not happen." Former Governor Arne Carlson who worried that "happy talk" will dominate the upcoming legislative session. Carlson says more would get done if lawmakers talk and argue (Gasp!).
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Comments (2)
Bachmann and Kline continue voting against reform.
First it was no to PAYGO/earmark reform and now it's the 9/11 Commission:
http://www.mnpact.org/sblog/blog.php?id=467
Bachmann votes against minium wage increase.
Go figure.
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/110/house/1/votes/18/
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