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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

The Daily Digest: 2-9-09

The Daily Digest: 2-9-09

President Obama will hit the road today to build public support for the stimulus package. He’s speaking in Elkhart, Indiana where job losses continue to mount. He will also hold a primetime news conference this evening. The Senate will resume debate today over the package. A deal was reached over the weekend. DFL Sen. Amy…
by Tom Scheck

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Al Franken’s interview

Minnesota Public Radio’s Tom Crann sat down with Al Franken this afternoon. Here’s the interview:
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Gambling for schools

DFL Sen. Chuck Wiger issued a news release this afternoon saying he would offer a bill that would allow slot machines in bars and the two metropolitan airports. He said he’ll use that money for schools. Here’s the release: State Sen. Chuck Wiger announced that he will introduce legislation on Monday, Feb. 9 that allows…
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Norm Coleman interview

As MPR’s Bob Collins wrote earlier, Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken are doing a full court press on the press. Franken and Coleman have been doing interviews with several outlets (AP has a story out already and the Pi Press says it will sit down with him). MPR’s Tom Crann will talk with…
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Waiting for the dough

The federal economic recovery package continues to weigh heavily on Minnesota lawmakers, who are waiting to see how much money is coming their way. During today’s weekly media briefing, House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, DFL-Minneapolis, said she was concerned that the U.S. Senate might take direct aid to states out of the bill. Kelliher described…
by Tim Pugmire

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Pawlenty invited to speak at CPAC

Gov. Pawlenty’s February travel schedule could take him out of the state again. Pawlenty is headed to Munich, Germany this weekend for a Security conference. The Conservative Political Action Conference has also invited Pawlenty to speak at its annual conference on February 28th. Pawlenty will be speaking right after a seminar called “How Barack Obama…
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The Daily Digest: 2-6-09

The jobless rate jumps to 7.6%. U.S. Senate Race Al Franken asks the Minnesota Supreme Court to seat him. MPR and the Pi Press have stories. Elections officials describe counting errors. Coleman’s team also seizes on newfound ballots. The Star Tribune says Franken is working to get rejected absentees from DFL areas into the count.…
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Pawlenty traveling to Germany for security conference

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is heading to Germany for the weekend to attend the 45th Munich Conference on Security Policy. Pawlenty’s office quietly announced his trip abroad with just a few details listed on his public schedule for Feb. 6-9. The governor is traveling with a delegation that includes members of Congress, military and security officials…
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…and the Senate GOP weighs in too

Late this afternoon, Senate Republicans sent out this news release: In response to statements today from Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller that members of the legislature and Governor Tim Pawlenty “get real…” about the seriousness of the growing budget deficit, Assistant Senate Republican Leader David Hann (R-Eden Prairie) released the following statement: “I would respectfully…
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House GOP weighs in on Pogemiller prediction

House Republican Minority Leader Marty Seifert, R-Marshall, issued a news release this afternoon in response to earlier comments from Sen. Larry Pogemiller, DFL-Minneapolis, on the budget and K-12 education funding. Here’s the text of the statement: “I’ve said that getting Democrats to talk about balancing a budget is like getting a mime to sing. Well,…
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