Minn. lawmakers hold hearing full of hot topics

How's this for a lineup of attention-grabbing issues: Internet gambling, the economic impact of the Minnesota Vikings, the Northwest-Delta merger.

All three and more were on a crowded agenda Thursday for the Minnesota House Commerce and Labor Committee.

The panel was awaiting updates on those topics as well as the state of Minnesota auto dealerships, the lottery, the Wakota Bridge construction and physician gift laws.

The Legislature isn't in session, but committees often use the down time to delve into topics lawmakers anticipate voting on in the future. The 2010 session begins in February.

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