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Open the Hatch (06/22/07)

Former Attorney General Mike Hatch has a new job in the private sector. He'll tell us why he's excited about that.

The Implosion of the Minnesota DFL at the Capitol

05/02/07
by Michael Brodkorb
I was in the final stages of my Brain Trust submission yesterday afternoon, when I was forced to start all over. As I was watching a legislative hearing on television, I heard the news that Governor Pawlenty had vetoed a bloated earmark-laden bonding bill.
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Capitol Update - May 1, 2007 (05/01/07)

Capitol Update - April 26, 2007 (04/26/07)

Watching Lori Swanson

04/19/07
by Fritz Knaak
Anyone who has spent time driving on the various expressways in Europe — Italy and Germany, in particular — has had the experience: You're cruising along in the "speed lane" on the left at a breathtaking 85 or 90 miles per hour. In the rearview mirror, you catch a glance of a low gray streak with headlights gaining on you, maybe a quarter mile back
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Headlines (04/04/07)

We tell you what has and hasn't happened so far this session and compare where the House, Senate and Governor stand at Easter break. AARP and the AG both make health care news at the Capitol.

Headlines (03/07/07)

We talk to Gov. Pawlenty during his trip to Iraq; school administrators and state employees call for tax increases; lawmakers try to crack down on college textbook prices; and the attorney general sues another company targeting seniors.

Headlines (01/31/07)

Health care dominated discussion at the Capitol today, particularly a bill that would cover all children in Minnesota; and the DECC in Duluth looks for a makeover.

Capitol Update - January 18, 2007 (01/18/07)

Week in Review (01/10/07)

House Dems announce their top priorities, Gov. Pawlenty wants to exempt military pay from taxes, lawmakers hear from former governors, the attorney general sues an insurance company, House Republicans want to limit coach's golden parachutes for the Golden Gophers.

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