Budget

Mayor R. T. Rybak (07/25/08)

There were plans for a meeting Friday to talk about the proposed settlement with African-American Minneapolis police officers. What does this say about the leadership of Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan? We'll get the latest from the mayor on this and other topics.

The Monologue (05/30/08)

Illustrator David Gillette is back with an essay about the end of the Legislative session. After all, he was an eyewitness.

Session Wrapup (05/23/08)

Our Mary Lahammer gives a summary of the achievements of the just-ended legislative session.

After Hours: Time Warp (05/20/08)

David employs our Time Warp® technology to squeeze the highlights of the last weekend of Session 2008 — and the coinciding Sesquicentennial weekend festivities — into a single, short clip.

Healthcare & Budget Done

05/17/08
So healthcare and budget deals are done, but tax issues remain according to legislative leaders. Minority Leader Marty Seifert says lawmakers will definitely be meeting in session on Sunday, but they will break for church and come back later in the day. The House tried to take up a ballot question that would allow them to call themselves back into special session, taking the power away from the governor.
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This Week's Political Panel (05/16/08)

What's going to happen at the capitol between now and Sunday midnight? DFLers Wy Spano and Ember Reichgott Junge and Republicans Sarah Janecek and Phil Krinkie compare notes.

Did You Know? (05/16/08)

Did you know that there is a guy at the Capitol whose job it is to haul lawmakers out of private meetings so they don't miss votes on the House and Senate floors?

Legislative Leaders Live! (05/16/08)

Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Tarryl Clark, Senate Minority Leader Dave Senjem and House Minority Leader Marty Seifert plan on joining us live in Studio B with the latest from capitol budget talks.

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