And so it begins
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Governor Pawlenty and legislative leaders started meeting behind closed doors today to talk about the state budget and other legislative priorities. That means the press corps gets to sit outside of the governor's office and wait for legislative leaders to tell us the details of the meeting. If we're really lucky, they hold the meeting at the Governor's residence. If we're really, really lucky - they tell us something newsworthy.
Today, we weren't so lucky. DFL House Speaker Margaret Kelliher said the discussion was "productive" six times in her five minute talk with reporters. She and the other legislative leaders revealed little else.
For those of you who are interested. The Senate is scheduled to take up a bill that creates a statewide policy for embryonic stem cell research on Wednesday. The Minnesota House is scheduled to take up the smoking ban bill on Thursday and the omnibus tax bill on Friday.
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