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Maintenance workers clean the exterior of the Minnesota State Capitol dome on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. The work is part of a $4 million, seven-month project to repair the dome. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson)

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Former leaders offer views on Minnesota's future

Broadcast: Midday, 01/05/2012, 11:00 a.m.

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A former GOP speaker of the House, former DFL Senate majority leader, former GOP Senate minority leader and a former state finance commissioner join Gary Eichten to talk about the state of the state.

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  • David Jennings: Former GOP speaker of the House, former commerce commissioner, former Minneapolis and Eastern Carver County public schools superintendent.
  • Roger Moe: Former DFL Senate majority leader. Served 22 years as majority leader. State Senator January 1971 to January 2003. Unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate in 2002.
  • Duane Benson: Former GOP Senate minority leader. Served in the Senate 1980-1994. Former executive director of the Minnesota Business Partnership, and CEO of the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation.
  • Pam Wheelock: Minnesota Finance Commissioner and chief legislative negotiator in the Jesse Ventura Administration. Interim president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield, Minnesota.

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