Cops shouldn’t be allowed to “eat what they kill.”
That was the message conveyed by Rep. Tina Liebling at Thursday’s hearing before the House’s Civil Justice Committee. The Rochester Democrat was seeking support for legislation that would overhaul the state’s rules governing forfeiture of property associated with criminal activity.
Though the Senate would be first to take up any GAMC override attempt, the Senate DFL caucus is reportedly deferring to House leadership's wishes on timing. And House DFLers are likely to take a week or two to feel out minority members on whether it's possible to win the support of at least three of them on an override.
At first blush, it would seem that Democrats should have little difficulty overriding Gov. Tim Pawlenty's veto of General Assistance Medical Care legislation. The bill passed both legislative chambers, after all, by overwhelming margins. The House backed the revamped health-care program -- which provides coverage to poor, single adults -- by a 125-9 margin. The Senate then ratified the decision by a 47-16 margin.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: February 12, 2010
Tags: Katie Sieben, Keith Downey, Kurt Zellers, Larry Howes, Laura Brod, Mark Buesgens, Phyllis Kahn, Randy Demmer, Sandy Rummel, Tom Emmer
Interspersed with the apparently endless bonding requests that flooded the Legislature in the first week of the 2010 session are bills that don't spur impassioned Minnesotans to stage rallies, but which some lawmaker nevertheless thought worth the effort.
The Capitol was packed for Governor Pawlenty's final State of the State address.
During Monday’s floor debate, House Republicans jumped out in front of DFLers who are fast-tracking a nearly $1 billion capital projects bill.
House Republicans this afternoon jumped out in front of DFLers who are fast-tracking a nearly $1 billion capital projects bill. They ultimately failed to force a vote on a bill that phases out Minnesota's corporate income tax.
Over the objections of Republicans on the committee, DFLers on a voice vote Tuesday agreed to hire outside counsel to prepare a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the plaintiffs in the ongoing litigation challenging one of Pawlenty's unallotments.
by Charley Shaw
Published: January 22, 2010
Tags: 2010 Session Preview, Cal Ludeman, David Schultz, Kathleen Gearin, Kurt Zellers, Larry Pogemiller, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Marty Seifert, Tim Pawlenty, Ward Einess
From election law battles to the state budget deficit, there's a host of bogeys waiting for lawmakers in St. Paul when the 2010 legislative session starts on Feb. 4. But the most formidable specter haunting the Capitol halls will be politics itself.
Nearing the start of a 2010 session that promises to be both urgent and acrimonious, top House and Senate leaders from both parties say they're serious about producing job stimulus legislation.
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