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Reporting on State Politics and Government

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Here’s a list of what’s on the political shows this week… TPT’s Almanac: – Meteorologist Paul Douglas will discuss the flooding in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. – Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and former Hennepin County Attorney Tom Johnson will discuss the plan to change prison sentences. – Republicans John Berns and Dan McElroy…
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Pawlenty heads back to flood area

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is heading back Moorhead today to meet with the state and local officials who are dealing with flooding on the Red River. A news release from the governor’s office says he spoke with President Barack Obama before leaving St. Paul. Pawlenty thanked the president for signing the emergency declaration for Minnesota and…
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Garofalo, Metzen join national education panel

Gov. Tim Pawlenty has announced two new members to Minnesota’s delegation to the Education Commission of the States. The Republican governor appointed Rep. Pat Garofalo, R-Farmignton, and David Metzen, the newly hired director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, to serve on the national panel. Minnesota’s delegation has seven members, including the governor. The…
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The Daily Digest: 3-27-09

The evacuations begin in northwestern Minnesota and North Dakota as the flooding rises. President Obama, meanwhile, declares a state of an emergency for the region. Under the Dome The Pawlenty Administration wants state employees to take an unpaid leave. MPR, the Pi Press and the Star Tribune have stories. A House panel votes against a…
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Verdict on 1st budget meeting: Not so hot…

Gov. Pawlenty and DFL legislative leaders met behind closed doors today to talk about the budget. It didn’t go so well. Here’s the reaction from DFL Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller and DFL House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher: Here’s Gov. Pawlenty’s reaction to the meeting:
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State spending site

We reported yesterday that Gov. Pawlenty was going to unveil a website that details state spending. Here’s the link. Question of the Day: I haven’t dug into it yet. What do you think?
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Pawlenty proposes state workers take unpaid leave

MPR’s Tim Pugmire reports that the Pawlenty Administration is requesting that state employees take 48 days of unpaid leave over the next two years. In a letter to its members, Minnesota Association of Professional Employees Executive Director Jim Monroe wrote that: “The governor’s proposal went after MAPE members with a laundry list of take backs…
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Ellison and Bachmann on C-Span

DFL Rep. Keith Ellison and GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared on C-Span’s Washington Journal this morning to talk about President Obama’s budget plan and regulating financial institutions. You can watch it here.
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DSCC ramps up pressure on Pawlenty

The Washington Post has picked up on “When/will Gov. Pawlenty issue the election certificate in Minnesota’s long-running U.S. Senate race?” Pawlenty has repeatedly said that he will issue the election certificate when the law requires him to do so but has also hedged to say a judge could forbid him from issuing the certificate until…
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The Daily Digest: 3-26-09

President Obama met with members of the Minnesota and North Dakota congressional delegations to discuss the impact of the floods in North Dakota and northern Minnesota. Gov. Pawlenty is seeking quick disaster aid for flooding in northwestern Minnesota. Here is the latest on the flood. Under the Dome Gov. Pawlenty will meet with DFL legislative…
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