The Daily Digest: 3-9-07
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Former DFL Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson is elected to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. The Star Tribune, AP, MPR, the Pi Press and the Minnesota Daily have stories.
Governor Pawlenty offers a tax rebate plan to the Legislature that he doesn't support. Senate DFLers release their spending targets without a tax increase. AP, MPR and Forum Communications have stories.
The press corps gets to play "Where in the world is Governor Pawlenty again today" at a 3pm conference call. The governor was in Afghanistan with Hamid Karzai yesterday.
Committees in the House and Senate are asking some hard questions about the problems at the Minneapolis Veterans Home. The Pi Press has a story today saying the home made a change in leadership.
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The Senate debates body piercing.
Attorney General Lori Swanson will look into the chemicals in the east metro.
MPR, the Star Tribune, and AP have stories on a proposal that requires every Minnesota to have health insurance.
A lawmaker wants school activities open to kids in recovery.
Medical marijuana is heard in a House committee. The Star Tribune focuses on a student who was questioned by his dads use of pot.
MPR's Midday has a call in on the subject.
WCCO's Pat Kessler has a story on the global warming debate at the Capitol.
There's a new study out ranking the most powerful governors.
The St. Cloud Times says Northstar Commuter rail gets a funding hearing.
KARE-11 says a good faith insurance bill is sparking some controversy.
Congress
The Strib has a story on where the delegation stands on the Iraq pull out plan.
AP says war protesters are targeting the offices of Congressional members (GOP Sen. Norm Coleman and GOP Rep. John Kline are mentioned).
DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar criticizes President Bush's EPA budget proposal.
Mental health parity is introduced in the House. GOP Rep. Jim Ramstad is mentioned.
A story suggests U.S. sugar is too expensive to convert to fuel. DFL Rep. Collin Peterson is mentioned.
A group of rural lawmakers want to exempt animal waste from being defined as a pollutant. Peterson supports it.
Peterson and his plane are also caught in the middle of a tit for tat between Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader John Boehner. Here's a story in the Hill.
Reuters says the USDA chief wants in on talks between lawmakers.
Peterson also says he's committed to continuing the ethanol subsidies.
2008
The San Francisco Chronicle says Linda Ronstadt is the host and Robin Williams performs at a fundraiser for Al Franken. It's apparently "hush hush."
El Tinklenberg is mulling another run for Congress. AP and Roll Call have stories.
