The Daily Digest: 3-23-07
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A proposal to increase the gas tax, tab fees and other fees will be on the Senate floor today and the House floor tomorrow. The true test is how many members vote for it in the House. The magic number is 90 to override a gubernatorial veto. Anything short of that means the Legislature has to get cracking on something different to get gubernatorial approval.
The Star Tribune completely overblows a story on the transpo bill getting out of a Senate committee. Front page and above the fold? Hmm. AP and the Pi Press also have stories.
KARE-11 takes a broad look at the taxes on the table.
The Senate passes a higher ed budget bill that the author doesn't like because it will increase tuition. AP and the Star Tribune have stories.
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The Senate also passes a bill helping agriculture and veterans. AP has a story.
A house committee stops a photocop bill. The Star Tribune and the Pi Press have stories.
MPR has a story on how a flame retardant is causing health concerns.
An effort to protect battered women is put forward.
MPR takes a look at a bill that changes how judges decide child custody cases.
The Pi Press says there's an effort to preserve an Iron Range synagogue.
Duluth Mayor Herb Bergson will be in St. Paul to talk up the DECC.
Gov. Pawlenty and other governors are concerned that the guard is getting short on gear.
Congress
The Star Tribune says House Democrats are still lining up support for the military funding bill that calls for a troop withdrawal timeline from Iraq.
One holdout vote is DFL Rep. Keith Ellison who is leaning against it.
DFL Rep. Betty McCollum and GOP Rep. John Kline explain their upcoming votes with MPR.
So does DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar. AP also details his reasoning.
GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann tells the St. Cloud Times she's voting against the bill.
Disaster assistance also hinges on the passage of the bill.
Forum Communications says GOP Sen. Norm Coleman is hopeful for a wind energy amendment and wants lower textbooks.
Coleman is also mentioned in this story on a showdown over chemical plant security.
He also wants federal money for forest management.
The FAA is understaffing the air control tower in Duluth. Oberstar is mentioned.
