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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Minnesota Public Radio Stories

Lawmakers react to transportation veto override
The Legislature pushed the transportation bill through with enough votes to override a veto from Gov. Pawlenty for the first time.11:00 a.m.
Guests
Scott Dibble: DFL senator from Minneapolis, and chair of the Senate Transit Subdivision.
Margaret Kelliher: Speaker of the Minnesota House, DFL-Minneapolis.
Marty Seifert: House Minority Leader, R-Marshall.
Melissa Hortman: DFL representative from Brooklyn Park, and Assistant Majority Leader in the Minnesota House.
Kathy Tingelstad: Republican representative from Andover, and one of the six House Republicans who voted to override the governor's veto.
More from MPR
House overrides governor's veto on transportation bill (02/25/2008)
How Pawlenty's veto impacts transit (02/22/2008)
Pawlenty vetos transportation bill (02/22/2008)
Transportation audit gives more ammunition to DFLers (02/19/2008)
DFLers invite showdown with Pawlenty over gas tax (02/12/2008)
A new approach to environmental activism
In a recent speech at the City Club of Cleveland, Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger discussed their latest book, "Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility," which calls for a new kind of environmental politics.12:00 p.m.
More from MPR
Polar bear tug of war (02/19/2008)
Are biofuels earth-friendly? (02/15/2008)
Legislature faces some hard choices in fighting global warming (02/12/2008)
Cashing in on global warming (02/12/2008)
Some biofuels can add to global warming (02/07/2008)
State task force to debate tough ideas for reducing global warming (01/24/2008)
Swanson sues EPA over tailpipe emissions (01/10/2008)
Resources
City Club of Cleveland
The Breakthrough Institute
About Nordhaus and Shellenberger