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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

Franken will be 60…

The GOP could come even harder at Democrat Al Franken if this is true (in other words, drag this thing out): WASHINGTON (AP) – Several officials say veteran Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania intends to switch parties, advancing his own hopes of winning a new term next year while pushing Democrats one step closer…
by Tom Scheck

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The Daily Digest: 4-28-09

The House and Senate spent most of the day yesterday debating and passing the HHS budgets bills. The bill’s authors say the cuts are bad but could be worse. Forum Communications, MPR, the Star Tribune, AP and the Pi Press have stories. DFLers forced Republicans to vote on either all or parts of Governor Pawlenty’s…
by Tom Scheck

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Pawlenty meets giant Filet-O-Fish

Pawlenty meets giant Filet-O-Fish

Gov. Pawlenty may or may not have been telling “fish tales” during this afternoon’s speech in White Bear Lake but he did get to meet a supersized fish before the event. Pawlenty and fish from tommy scheck on Vimeo. I thought long and hard about what to name this entry and could only come up…
by Tom Scheck

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Ellison on why he got arrested.

DFL Rep. Keith Ellison spoke with MPR’s Tom Crann this afternoon to explain why he decided to get arrested at a protest in Washington D.C. Ellison was attending a protest outside of the Sudanese Embassy to criticize the Sudanese president for alleged atrocities in the country and for expelling 16 aid agencies from Darfur. Police…
by Tom Scheck

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Legislature targets Pawlenty’s HHS budget

Democrats in control of both the House and Senate are forcing Republicans to vote for portions of Governor Pawlenty’s Health and Human Services budget. The Minnesota House defeated an amendment that would eliminate the Health Care Access Fund. That fund pays for MinnesotaCare, a state subsidized health insurance program. All but one person (GOP Rep.…
by Tom Scheck

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Carey stepping down as GOP Party Chair at end of term

Ron Carey, the chair of the Minnesota Republican Party, said today that he’s stepping down as party chair at the end of his term. It’s no surprise since three people are already running for his position. Carey said he told the party’s state executive board ten days ago that he would not run for a…
by Tom Scheck

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Bachmann seeks help to counter DCCC web site

A new request for campaign contributions from Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., says that she needs help to prove to Democrats that she is not an extremist. In an e-mail to supporters, Bachmann accuses the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee of “gunning” for her with a new web site. Here’s an excerpt from the Bachmann letter: “It’s…
by Tim Pugmire

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Pawlenty tries to rally troops

Gov. Pawlenty just sent out a mass e-mail to supporters calling for their help to speak out against the tax increases being proposed by DFLers in the House and Senate. Here’s the text of the e-mail: Dear Friends: Over the last few days, DFL legislators made good on their promise to pass sweeping tax increases…
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Ellison arrested at D.C. protest

Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison and four other members of Congress were arrested in Washington D.C. Monday morning. They were protesting in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, criticizing the president of Sudan for alleged atrocities in the country and for expelling 16 aid agencies from Darfur. Ellison’s spokesman Rick Jauert told Mr. Scheck that…
by Mike Mulcahy

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The Daily Digest: 4-27-09

The House and Senate return to the Capitol today after a one-day weekend. Lawmakers in both chambers take up their respective Health and Human Services budget bills Unlike Gov. Pawlenty’s budget plan, the plans don’t cut health care eligibility but do cut payments to providers. On Saturday the House passed a Tax bill that includes…
by Tom Scheck

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