The Daily Digest: 4-6-09
The House will vote on a $200 million bonding bill today.
The Senate is set to
vote on their Education Finance bill today
as well. Update: I'm told the Senate will vote on it tomorrow.
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The pace of the Legislature will pick up after the Easter break.
Gov. Pawlenty's hometown, South St. Paul, says it needs LGA to survive.
Pawlenty also said good-bye on Saturday to some departing troops. DFL Rep. Collin Peterson also joined the departure ceremonies.
Pawlenty and North Dakota's governor also vowed to provide flood relief to the Fargo/Moorhead area.
Land and money troubles slow plans for veterans' cemeteries across the state.
The Twin Cities Gang Strike Force says Aloha to Hawaii for a conference. Taxpayers say Aloha to thousands of dollars that paid for the trip.
School districts have nearly $1 billion in reserve. That leads some to suggest that they can handle delays in school payments.
Schools eye stimulus money to make their buildings energy efficient.
Stimulus money begins to shape the Minnesota Senate budget.
A clean water plan is beginning to emerge at the Capitol.
U.S. Census officials work to count everyone in Minnesota.
Pawlenty is warming to rail-line projects.
Indian leaders and state lawmakers are working to save some Native American languages.
2008 Race for U.S. Senate
The counting in the U.S. Senate race could resume this week (if the court decides to open ballots).
Republican Norm Coleman is no longer denying contact with the FBI.
The Star Tribune is looking at the ballots from one particular family.
The Hill says Senate Republicans back Coleman all the way. If they didn't, it would be news, wouldn't it?
Politico calls the fundraising a "gravy train" for the candidates.
MinnPost says Pawlenty and Coleman may finally be able to separate themselves.
D.C.
President Obama launches an effort to reduce nuclear arms.
DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar is touring Asia with John McCain.
DFL Rep. Keith Ellison is headed to Saudi Arabia for a trade mission.
The Jewish Daily also profiles Ellison.
GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann will hold community forums this week.
2009
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman gets another challenger.
2010
Mark Dayton tells supporters that he helped sandbag in the Fargo-Moorhead area.