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Here's a look at this weekend's public policy shows...
TPT's Almanac:
This week on Almanac Mary Lahammer unveils the budget exercise we put Gubernatorial candidates through, viewers meet Independence Party Lieutenant Governor candidates Jim Mulder and Thomas Harens and some live music with Joey Ryan and the Inks.
WCCO's Sunday Morning:
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Rep. Betty McCollum
MN GOP Chair,Tony Sutton
U of M Political Law Professor, Kathryn Pearson
Former WCCO Investigative producer and author, Julie Kramer
KSTP's At Issue:
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Capitol Report:
Access to health care remains a high priority issue for many legislators. On this week's Capitol Report, host Julie Bartkey talks with Mary Krinkie of the Minnesota Hospital Association about the progress of the newly-implemented health care access program for the very poor. Plus, Senator John Marty, DFL-Roseville, is meeting with groups throughout the state advocating his Minnesota Health Plan, which would create one plan for all Minnesotans with premiums based on ability to pay. Plus, Representative Jim Abeler, R-Anoka, contends that Minnesota should avoid short-term federal medical assistance dollars and it should become a campaign issue.
On the national scene...
ABC's "This Week":
Vice President Joe Biden.
CBS' "Face the Nation":
Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M.; former Rep. J.D. Hayworth, R-Ariz.; Benjamin Jealous, president of the NAACP; David Webb, a tea party organizer.
NBC's "Meet the Press":
Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Robert Menendez, D-N.J; Reps. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.
CNN's "State of the Union":
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md.; New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu.
"Fox News Sunday":
Reps. James Clyburn, D-S.C., and Mike Pence, R-Ind.; Sen. David Vitter, R-La.