Capitol View: March 30, 2007 Archive
The Daily Digest: 3-30-07
Posted at 11:46 AM on March 30, 2007
by Tom Scheck
Filed under: Daily Digest
The Minnesota Senate has passed a highest in the nation tax bracket. They intend to vote on the measure in committee today and on the Senate floor tomorrow. AP has the story. This story is keeping me busy today so the digest will be brief.
The Pi Press say Pawlenty and the DFL are doing a tax dance.
The Star Tribune focuses on the tax increase and the money for education.
The Star Tribune says the conceal and carry law didn't have a big impact one way or the other on violent crime.
A Senate panel approves the property tax relief bill.
The Star Tribune focuses on the Mall of America issue.
The Star Tribune and the AP focus on the Senate health vote.
House passes vote putting a stop on predatory lending.
The Minneapolis Veterans Home is not meeting federal standards.
Congress
The New York Times details the troop pullout timetable vote in the Senate. GOP Senator Norm Coleman is mentioned.
GOP Sen. Norm Coleman says Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez has a credibility problem.
The Senate strips out a provision that is aimed at easing the impact anti-terrorism laws have had on Hmong refugees.
Coleman and DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar help secure federal funding for a Walker hospital.
Other
MN GOP Chair Ron Carey gets a challenge.
Kelliher says she's not running for the U.S. Senate.
Posted at 4:29 PM on March 30, 2007
by Tom Scheck
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Minnesota Monitor was reporting that the Speaker of the Minnesota House was interested in running for the U.S. Senate. I talked to Rep. Margaret Anderson Kelliher, DFL-Minneapolis, today and she says she's not running or thinking about running.
Share the funniest caption!
Posted at 5:19 PM on March 30, 2007
by Tom Scheck
It's only March but reporters are already waiting outside of Capitol offices for legislative news. This crew was waiting to hear the details of the Senate DFL tax plan.
Here's the rundown from left to right:
Rachel Stassen-Berger (reporter extraordinaire for the Pioneer Press), Roseanne Pereira (a new MPR reporter who decided she wanted to see how things work at the Capitol), Brian Bakst (Capitol Bureau Chief for the Associated Press), Eric Eskola (legislative encyclopedia, WCCO Radio reporter and TPT Almanac host), Gordie Leach (WCCO-TV) and Pat Kessler (WCCO-TV).
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Since we typically don't wait outside of Senate offices until May, I figured we should start a caption contest. Here are some ideas:
1) Is it May yet?2) Never have so many waited so long for so little.
3) Same old, same old.
4) Is this where we get the Springsteen tickets?
5) Do you think Dane Smith and Pat Sweeney miss us?
Please send other suggestions via the comment section.
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