The Daily Digest
The Minnesota Senate is scheduled to vote on a bill that keeps General Assistance Medical Care but at a cheaper price. Hospitals, especially rural facilities, are skeptical of the plan.
A Senate committee will examine separate funding issues for veterans this morning including Gov. Pawlenty's diversion of license plate funds to pay for someone in his office.
House Democrats released budget targets this week and they rely on the same federal money that they criticized Gov. Pawlenty for using. The money hasn't been passed into law yet on the federal level.
The Mall of America has smaller plans to expand. The measure is a part of a job creation/tax cut bill.
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Tight budgets on the local level make police training an issue.
Minnesota Republicans want the state attorney general to challenge the federal health overhaul bill if it becomes law.
Minnesota petitions to take wolves off of the endangered list.
A committee in the Minnesota House votes no on a porn free hotel bill.
A nuclear plant studies bill advances.
Congress
The CBO score on the health bill will likely delay the House vote.
President Obama sits down with Fox News.
Obama said "a vote's a vote" when it comes to the House parliamentary move.
Ohio Democrat Dennis Kucinich says he'll vote for the health bill. So will Michigan Democrat Dale Kildee.
KEYC reports that DFL Rep. Tim Walz is undecided on the bill.
The Senate also enters the health care endgame.
Republicans are plotting a Senate health care roadblock.
The White House releases health statistics for every congressional district.
Idaho is the first state to challenge the federal health bill. Idaho's governor signed a bill into that that requires the state attorney general to sue the federal government if residents are forced to buy health insurance.
The bill hasn't even been passed into law yet but Republicans like Rep. Michele Bachmann are calling to repeal it.
For the first time during his presidency, a Gallup poll shows more people disapprove of President Obama than approve of him.
The Senate passed the jobs bill and sent it to the White House. President Obama will likely sign it today.
The Washington Post profiles DFL Sen. Al Franken.
GOP Rep. John Kline says President Obama's education plan restricts local schools.
DFL Rep. Keith Ellison considers a resolution in support of Mumia Abu Jamal, a convicted murderer who is on death row. It was part of a larger dialogue on social change.
2010 Race for Governor
Republican Marty Seifert fails in his attempt to turn back renewable energy standards he voted for. MPR and AP have stories.
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak explains how the city is handling potholes.
2010 Race for Congress
Smart Politics looks at the competitiveness of Minnesota's districts.
2010 Race for the Legislature
The race to replace GOP Sen. Steve Dille could head to a GOP primary.
Pawlenty for Prez Watch
Pawlenty is scheduled to be back in Minnesota today after spending time in Florida on politics and vacationing with his family.
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour visited South Carolina.