This Week At the Capitol
As expected, this session is moving along rapidly.  Policy bills need to be introduced, heard and moved out of their house of origin quickly. Because of this timeline, each day there …

At the Capitol
The Governor’s Budget
In the budget recommendations he presented on Monday, Governor Pawlenty confirmed the “very dramatic and painful spending reductions” that he predicted in last week’s State of the State address. And although the …

Read full weekly update at Parents United Update 02/19/10 – This Week At the Capitol
These first weeks of committee hearings are filled with great information, studies and high level discussions. Many reports that feed these discussions …

Update for February 1, 2010 – An important week in Minnesota
Caucuses
This is a big week in Minnesota. The legislative session begins Thursday (Feb. 4), but before that it’s Caucus Night.In Minnesota, the caucus system is the way neighbors …

Legislative Kick-off
Come take part in this sharing of what we know about the upcoming legislative session — all wisdom welcome!!
The beginning of the 2010 legislative session is February 4 — but much is happening right …