The Republicans going first started with House Speaker Kurt Zellers (R-32B, Maple Grove), Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch (R-19, Buffalo), House Majority Leader Matt Dean (R-52B, Dellwood) and Assistant Senate Majority Leader Geoff Michel (R-41, Edina) who stood before the press corps to respond to the 2011 February Revenue forecast. Zellers opened the press conference on a familiar note by extending his appreciation to the…