- Talking taxes
Even though the Legislature doesn't have a budget to balance this year, there are a number of tax-related proposals on the table, including eliminating the so-called marriage penalty, raising the state sales tax and the increasing the income tax.11:06 a.m.Larry Pogemiller: Chair of the Senate Tax Committee, DFL-Minneapolis.
Phil Krinkie: Chair of the House Tax Committee, R-Lino Lakes.
Religion, oil, debt and American politics
Former Republican strategist Kevin Phillips worries that the GOP is leading America down the same road that ruined the British and Roman empires.12:06 p.m.Kevin Phillips: Author of "American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century," in a speech at the Barnes and Noble bookstore in Edina.