The Daily Digest:2-23-07
The Digest was a little bit of a sleepy head this morning. We just didn't have the energy to get going. Did someone say energy? Gov. Pawlenty signed the renewable energy bill yesterday. MPR, the Star Tribune, the Pi Press and AP have stories.
Pawlenty also offered a fit workplace initiative today.
A bill in the Minnesota Senate calls for a greater look of 3M chemicals.
MPR has a story on a proposal to regulate body piercing.
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Pawlenty and others in the National Governors Association praise Ford Motor Company. Pawlenty will be at NGA meetings this weekend through Tuesday and will attend a Republican Governors Association fundraiser featuring President Bush.
Winona State University's president will also attend the NGA meetings.
A ticket scalping bill is moving in the Minnesota House. I have really really good seats to sell for the next committee hearing.
The House Commerce Committee is taking comments on the smoking ban proposal.
The Mankato Free Press says Pawlenty is standing firm on a gas tax increase.
An Anoka-Hennepin school board member calls Pawlenty's education plan a bunch of "gimmicks."
$4 drugs gets out of a House committee.
Congress
GOP Congresswoman Michele Bachmann tells the St. Cloud Times that Iran is going to get half of Iraq. Here's the podcast. Here's the write-up from the Big Question.
AP says Minnesota's Congressional delegation has scaled back their privately paid travel.
The Winona Daily News says DFL Rep. Tim Walz says he wants the national guard given back to governors.
Walz also wants to rename a veterans clinic and will discuss global warming next week.
The Asian American Press says DFL Congresswoman Betty McCollum signed on to a bill that would provide grants to institutions of higher education for their efforts to improve and expand services targeting Asian American and Pacific Islander students.
Several lawmakers are still trying to keep the spy plane in Minnesota.
DFL Rep. Keith Ellison gave a speech to the U of M law school. You can listen to it here.
DFL Rep. Collin Peterson says Ag Secretary Mike Johanns thinking is "misguided."
DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar outlines his Great Lakes agenda.
2008
The Pi Press says DFL Rep. John Lesch says he's thinking about running for the U.S. Senate against Norm Coleman.
The Herald Review says Democrat Al Franken visited Nashwauk.
Have a nice weekend.