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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

Obama’s bracket

President Obama released his NCAA Men’s B-ball bracket. He has North Carolina defeating Louisville in the championship. He also has Texas beating the Gophers in the first round. For the record, I have Louisville over Pitt.
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The Daily Digest: 3-18-09

Gov. Pawlenty uses the stimulus money to erase the deficit. He pumps more money into K12 and Higher-Ed but whacks health and human services. MPR, KARE, Forum Communications, WCCO, MinnPost, the Pi Press, the Star Tribune, Fox9, KSTP and AP have stories. The Pi Press says accounting for the stimulus money needs accounting money. AP…
by Tom Scheck

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Arnold to Olson: Hasta La Vista, Baby!

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is allowing Sara Jane Olson to return to Minnesota. The California Department of Corrections sent this letter saying Olson will return to Minnesota: Sara Jane Olson – California Dept. of Corrections News Release Sara Jane Olson – California Dept. of Corrections News Release Minnesota Public Radio A California Dept. of Corrections…
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House Tax plan

House Tax Chair Ann Lenczewski released a wide-ranging tax bill yesterday that addresses tax breaks, income taxes and other business taxes. It took me a while to get my hands on the powerpoint but here it is: HF1782 – Rep. Lenczewski Tax Reform Proposal HF1782 – Rep. Lenczewski Tax Reform Proposal Minnesota Public Radio A…
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The Daily Digest: 3-17-09

Gov. Pawlenty will release his revised budget this afternoon. No word if he’s holding the news conference today because he’s looking for the pot o’ gold at the end of the Rainbow (In other words, Happy St. Patrick’s Day). On Monday, Pawlenty continued his pitch of tax cuts and job growth. Meanwhile, MPR reports that…
by Tom Scheck

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Pawlenty ready to adjust his budget plan

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is scheduled to release revisions to his budget proposal Tuesday. Pawlenty will be joined by Management and Budget Commissioner Tom Hanson at an afternoon news conference at the Capitol. Changes in the proposal were needed to reflect the latest state economic forecast and the state’s share of the federal economic stimulus. The…
by Tim Pugmire

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Lawmakers not in a sharing mood

Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s proposed requirement that public schools work together to purchase goods and services has suffered a major setback in the Legislature. The “shared services” measure failed a preliminary vote today in the Minnesota Senate by a two-vote margin. The Republican governor unveiled the pooled-purchasing plan back in January as a bipartisan effort to…
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The Daily Digest: 3-16-09

A Legislative committee meets tonight to provide a blueprint on how it plans to spend money created from the Arts and Outdoors Amendment. The Minnesota Senate will vote on a $367 bonding bill today. Democrats in the Minnesota House will release their budget plan next week. Gov. Pawlenty said on Friday that he didn’t think…
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Legislative leaders on Almanac tonight

DFL House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, DFL Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller, GOP House Minority Leader Marty Seifert and GOP Senate Minority Leader Dave Senjem will be on TPT’s Almanac tonight. THey will surely talk about the Senate DFL budget proposal that was released earlier this week. News nugget for all of you budget hawks……
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GOP leadership urges Coleman to take fight to federal court

The Hill is reporting that Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnnell is urging Republican Sen. Norm Coleman to continue his fight in federal court. McConnell said he would urge Coleman to take his legal fight to the federal courts, which could delay the outcome of the Minnesota Senate race for several more months. “I don’t…
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