Watch discussion of the stimulus package’s implications for Minnesota live at 12:30

Today’s meeting of the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy at 12:30 (at the Blazing Star Conference Room in the Centennial Building) will offer the latest intel on what the final version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will mean for Minnesota. House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher will chair the meeting, which will hear from the governor’s federal stimulus coordinator, Tom Hanson, and–via satellite–from the National Council of State Legislatures. [PIM Staff note: Yesterday's post on the House rules changes made the NCSL's GrassCatcher state-level legislative news aggregator.]

You can watch the live feed by going here (RealMedia), here for Windows Player, and following the instructions you find.

PIM Staff UPDATE 12:50 PM: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office has released a summary of the stimulus conference committee report (.DOC), and the White House released estimates of job gains in every state (.DOC) and congressional district (.DOC).