Pawlenty and legislative leaders get down to business
Every year, Gov. Pawlenty and the four legislative leaders appear before more than a thousand business leaders to discuss the legislative session. It's an attempt for them to meet with both state and local business leaders and address the issues facing the session.
Neither of them made big news but their statements give us a glimpse into this year's priorities.
Here's Pawlenty's speech:
Here's the discussion with DFL House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, GOP House Minority Leader Kurt Zellers, GOP Senate Minority Leader Dave Senjem and DFL Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller. The session was moderated by KSTP's Tom Hauser:
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