Where Negotiations Stand 05/14/2008

We posted up with other reporters outside of Governor Tim Pawlenty’s (R) office last evening awaiting the emergence of Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-60A, Minneapolis) and Senate Assistant Majority Leader Tarryl Clark (DFL-15, St. Cloud). The two...

Legislature Sends Shot Across the Governor’s Bow

Yesterday, Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) contacted Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-60A, Minneapolis) on the House floor and encouraged her to suspend the debate on the Education Finance Bill in the spirit moving the global budget negotiations...

Where Negotiations Stand 05/14/2008

We posted up with other reporters outside of Governor Tim Pawlenty’s (R-MN) office last evening awaiting the emergence of Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-60A, Minneapolis) and Senate Assistant Majority Leader Tarryl Clark (DFL-15, St. Cloud). The...

The Capitol Chandelier is Lit All Week

Normally, the crystal chandelier in the Capitol dome is only lit on the anniversary of our statehood—May11th. But, due to a commemoration of our sesquicentennial and the declaration of state week the light is lit for the entirety. If you would like to photograph the...

Hockey as the State Sport

We found it interesting and amusing listening to the debate over the selection of hockey as the state sport of Minnesota during last week’s education policy bill. The decision to single out hockey as the “state sport” provided some bones of contention for a number of...

Is Pogemiller Cognizant of the Pending Election?

We find it interesting to read discussions of Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-60A, Minneapolis) role as being the moderating influence between Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) and Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller (DFL-59, Minneapolis) in last weeks’ Star...

A Spate of Late Night Sessions

Last night, the House adjourned shortly before 1:00 a.m. The body recessed just after midnight, to the call of the chair, while Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) met in negotiations with Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-60A, Minneapolis) and Senate Majority...

Hockey as the State Sport

We found it interesting and amusing listening to the debate over the selection of hockey as the state sport of Minnesota during last week’s education policy bill. The decision to single out hockey as the “state sport” provided some bones of contention for a number of...

The Capitol Chandelier is Lit All Week

Normally, the crystal chandelier in the Capitol dome is only lit on the anniversary of our statehood—May11th. But, due to the commemoration of our sesquicentennial and the declaration of state week the light is lit for the entirety. If you would like to photograph the...

House Republican Shotgun Strategy

We have received a number of comments on last week’s article A Useful History Lesson. Many of the conversations acknowledged in our analysis of the confrontational practices employed by for House Speaker Steve Sviggum (R) and highlighted the fact House Minority...