Capitol View: April 7, 2008 Archive
The Daily Digest: 4-7-08
Posted at 7:45 AM on April 7, 2008
by Tom Scheck
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Gov. Pawlenty will take action on the bonding bill today. He has a press avail at 2:30. Will he veto or line-item veto? It's safe to say that he doesn't like the total size of the bill.
The governor apparently doesn't like a Chatfield provision in the bill.
Conference committees will also start meeting to discuss the budget. It's basically make or break time.
DFLers will also announce a new funding formula for schools today. It will be considered in the 2009 legislative session.
Lawyers say the fight for the victims of the 35W bridge collapse is personal.
Smoking shacks get a look after being amended to the House Finance bill. Forum Communications, AP and the Star Tribune focus on the issue.
There's a dispute brewing over funding for a cancer study.
The Pi Press says DFL Sen. Satveer Chaudhary is being accused of meddling in land use.
Some resort owners say rising gas prices will be good for business.
Forum Communications says cities are struggling with aging sewer systems.
The governor will be in Austin later this week.
Congress
The Pi Press says GOP Sen. Norm Coleman and DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar want to lift the foreign worker visa cap.
Coleman would let people tap their retirement funds to pay their mortgage.
DFL Rep. Tim Walz talks veterans policy with a group of veterans.
The Star Tribune says members of Congress are using the teletownhall. GOP Rep. John Kline is mentioned.
Education Week focuses on the diploma scam prevention bill. DFL Rep. Betty McCollum is mentioned.
DF: Rep. Keith Ellison talks about religion during an interview with Washington Post's On Faith.
Ellison also spoke in Chicago.
GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann tells St. Cloud residents that she's told that federal funds won't be needed to rebuild the DeSoto bridge.
Bachmann also made a Thursday stop in Monticello. She also had a q and a with local chamber folks.
DFL Rep. Collin Peterson rips a Bush Administration plan that caps the length of oxygen tank rentals.
The Soils Lab in Morris will apparently be spared from budget cuts. Peterson is mentioned.
Delta and NWA start talking merger again. DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar voices his opposition again.
DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar and DFL Rep. Tim Walz will talk transportation policy at the U of M today.
2008 Race for U.S. Senate
MPR says GOP Sen. Norm Coleman and DFLer Al Franken disagree over what the campaign should be about.
Franken attended a DFL fundraiser at Jackpot Junction.
2008 Race for President
Hillary Clinton's chief strategist steps aside.
The Arizona Republic looks into whether John McCain is really a maverick.
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton stir crowds in North Dakota on Friday.
An ex-Clinton insider pushes an Obama/Clinton ticket.
Ron Paul supporters allegedly hijacked the CD6 convention. Too bad there's no audio or video to prove it (see below).
2008 Race for Congress
GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann gets endorsed. ECM and the St. Cloud Times have stories. Michele Bachmann's campaign did not allow MPR (or other broadcast outlets) to record the event because they "don't like how audio and video has been edited and and posted on sites like YouTube in the past so we now prohibit media taping."
The GOP candidates in the 4th and 5th Congressional Districts are also set. AP and the Star Tribune are mentioned.
The Pi Press focuses on Ed Mathews endorsement.
IndiaWest says Ashwin Madia is nearing the nomination for Congress.
2010 Race For Governor
The Star Tribune says Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak may be thinking about a possible run for governor.
Pawlenty for VP Watch
Gov. Pawlenty gets 1% in a VP poll.
Reports say Condi Rice is seeking the VP slot.
UPI says Pawlenty is on the list.
Pawlenty also talked VP possibilities on Friday's Almanac.
FEC: Congressional campaigns raised $507 million in '07
Posted at 9:12 AM on April 7, 2008
by Tom Scheck
The FEC says that's an eight percent increase over 2005. Here's the release.
DFL legislative leaders on Midday
Posted at 9:14 AM on April 7, 2008
by Tom Scheck
DFL House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher and DFL Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller will be on Midday at 11 AM.
Coleman raised $2 million in 1st qtr
Posted at 11:35 AM on April 7, 2008
by Tom Scheck
Norm Coleman's Senate campaign announced that the GOP incumbent raised $2 million in the 1st quarter of the year. He now has nearly $7 million on hand. Here's the release:
Norm Coleman Raises Over $2 Million In First Quarter 2008Kicks Off Reelection Campaign With Nearly $7 Million Cash On Hand
Saint Paul - Having just announced his bid for reelection, Senator Norm Coleman's campaign today announced that it raised over $2 million in the first quarter of 2008, ending the quarter with nearly $7 million cash on hand. The campaign had 4,738 first time donors in the first quarter, including 2,950 Minnesotans. In all, 7,205 Minnesotans gave to Senator Coleman during the first three months of 2008.
"Minnesotan's are embracing Norm's positive vision that brings people together to get things done," said Cullen Sheehan, campaign manager. "Voters are tired of the divisive rhetoric of politicians like Al Franken and want someone who has a history of working across party lines. Senator Coleman believes that some issues are too big for one Party to solve. He is committed to working to ensure comprehensive health care for all Minnesotans, living up to our promise to our nation's veterans and standing up for middle class families struggling with today's challenging economic times. It's the kind of common-sense leadership Minnesotans have come to expect from Senator Coleman."
With this report, Coleman has 23,119 individual Minnesotans contributing to his campaign for re-election and has raised a total of $12.37 million for the cycle.
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The Magic 8 Ball doesn't like where we're headed
Posted at 2:06 PM on April 7, 2008
by Tom Scheck
If you listen to me do my Monday morning debriefs, you would have heard me say that this could be a critical week for budget negotiations. I said that it will be a long six weeks if the House and Senate decide to send Governor Pawlenty a budget balancing bill that insists will be vetoed. If they decide to work with him, a more harmonious conclusion to the session could occur.
Fastforward to today's Midday featuring DFL House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher and DFL Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller. Pogemiller did everything he could to rip the governor. At one point, Pogemiller said Gov. Pawlenty was engaging in hyper-partisanship:
"He's upset because some of his pet projects, his pet spending, is being cut. In terms of revenue, other than closing corporate loopholes, no one is talking about significant tax increases here. He has to get off the campaign trail and come back and govern the state of Minnesota."
I consulted with the Magic 8-Ball. It also listened to Midday and said: Outlook not so good
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