Capitol View: January 15, 2009 Archive
The Daily Digest: 1-15-09
Posted at 7:49 AM on January 15, 2009
by Tom Scheck
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Gov. Pawlenty delivers his 7th State of the State address today. The Pi Press says no details are expected on the budget. The Star Tribune says there will be cuts in every corner. This is a reminder that MPR will provide live coverage of the speech at noon today.
Advocates for the courts say they need $43 million. MPR, AP, the Star Tribune and the Pi Press have stories.
Noise concerns by MPR were a part of the reason construction of the Central Corridor line was delayed.
Lawmakers scrutinize the DNR land sale law.
Lawmakers propose a bill that would reward whistle blowers who point out financial waste in state government.
WCCO examines which lawmakers are taking the most in per diem.
A judge upholds instant runoff voting in Minneapolis.
2008 U.S. Senate race
Republican Norm Coleman's campaign proposes its schedule for how the trial should proceed.
The Minnesota Supreme Court is making Franken wait until at least February on his bid to require a signed election certificate.
A group of Republican voters wants the court to prevent the double counting of votes in the U.S. Senate race.
Forum Communications looks at frustrated voters from both parties who are looking to the courts for a remedy.
MPR ponders whether the election was stolen.
Congress
President-elect Obama is losing GOP support for the second phase of the stimulus.
The House passes a bill expanding Children's Health Insurance. GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann and GOP Rep. John Kline voted against the bill. All of the DFLers in Minnesota's delegation and GOP Rep. Erik Paulsen voted for the bill.
Hearings on Obama's Treasury pick have been delayed but the New York Times says he is likely to be confirmed.
Obama's pick for Attorney General is expecting a grilling.
DFL Rep. Collin Peterson warned Obama against picking a governor for Ag Secretary.
Fox News reports that Obama will end the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.
The Hill interviews/profiles GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann.
2008 RNC
A report on the police procedures during the RNC offers a mixed review. MPR and the Pi Press have stories.
Read Pawlenty's State of the State address
Posted at 12:16 PM on January 15, 2009
by Molly Bloom
We've posted the full text of Gov. Pawlenty's speech on our website.
The State of the State and the DFL response
Posted at 3:41 PM on January 15, 2009
by Tom Scheck
Gov. Pawlenty delivered his seventh State of the State address today in St. Paul. You can listen to the audio here:
Here is the response from DFL House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, DFL House Majority Leader Tony Sertich, DFL Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller and DFL Assistant Majority Leader Tarryl Clark:
Coleman surfaces
Posted at 7:37 PM on January 15, 2009
by Tom Scheck
Republican Norm Coleman made an appearance on a conservative radio show today. I can't find the entire interview (it's a paid subscriber site) but a spokeswoman for the MN GOP directed me to three audio clips (via YouTube) from the Michael Medved show.
You can listen to them here, here and here.
Here's what the audio clips say:
Senator Coleman: "Paraphrasing Mark Twain, you know, reports of my defeat are greatly exaggerated. I was 700 votes ahead the night of the election, about 400 votes when the recount started, 225 votes, I think 200 something votes at the beginning of the recount and I think that at the end of the recount Al Franken has a 225 vote lead. However, there were a couple of major areas where the canvassing board and our supreme court said 'we can't decide this stuff. You need to do this in a contested case."
Senator Coleman: "I think a basic American principle, Michael, is, we, this election is not over until we make sure some votes have not counted twice."
Senator Coleman: "We firmly believe that when everything is counted fairly and uniformly, we believe that we will be where we were on Election Night and that is me being ahead."
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