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Capitol Chatter is taking a vacation, just like Minnesota legislators. The blog will return April 6....
Posted on 3/29/10 at 8:15 PM
Capitol Chatter: Gay marriage supporters promise to back ‘yes’ votes
It is a chant that may never have been heard in the Minnesota Capitol until gay marriage supporters wanted legislators to feel politically comfortable voting for same-sex marriage.
By Don Davis , May 18, 2013
Minnesota Capitol Chatter: Unionization measure on track for passage 
An effort to allow child care workers and personal care assistants to join unions appears on the verge of a partisan victory.
By Don Davis , May 04, 2013
Capitol Chatter: Baby boomers make state decisions difficult
Baby boomers will make writing the state budget harder, reduce the Minnesota labor force and cause state health care spending to soar, State Demographer Susan Brower said.
By Don Davis , April 05, 2013
Capitol Chatter: The health care shoe is on the other foot
House and Senate Democratic budget outlines surprised few in the Capitol, but proposing to cut $150 million from health and human services programs was the exception.
By Don Davis , March 23, 2013
Capitol Chatter: Gay marriage set for Tuesday debates
Gay advocates have lobbied for allow same-sex marriages for years, but they made little progress. That appears ready to change Tuesday when House and Senate committees will hear bills overturning a state law outlawing gay marriage.
By Don Davis , March 09, 2013
Capitol Chatter: Thursday’s forecast to show budget temperature
One of the big days of the Minnesota legislative session arrives Thursday, when state fiscal leaders announce how state revenues and spending are doing.
By Don Davis , February 23, 2013
Capitol Chatter: Gun Week 2 arrives at Capitol
Call it Gun Week 2 in the Minnesota Legislature. The Senate Judiciary Committee plans Thursday and Friday meetings on bills written to curb gun violence. They likely will include proposals to ban so-called assault weapons and magazines with large numbers of bullets.
By Don Davis , February 17, 2013
Capitol Chatter: Nolan may use insider connection on farm bill
Rick Nolan sounds thrilled to sit on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, and he hopes a personal relationship with the House speaker could help the cause.
By Don Davis , January 13, 2013
Capitol Chatter: Dayton takes credit
Gov. Dayton’s complaints about the Minnesota Vikings plan to possibly sell seat licenses for $60,000 helped to sway the discussion to smaller figures, he said.
By Don Davis , December 16, 2012
Capitol Chatter: Lanning says e-pull tabs will fund stadium
Wednesday’s state budget report included an item showing revenue from newly authorized electronic pull tabs is slow coming to the state. That set off fears that money from the new gambling form might not be enough to provide the state’s portion of new stadium cost.
By Don Davis , December 08, 2012
CAPITOL CHATTER: Campaign turns to seeking fiscal cliff votes
The White House acts as if the campaign continues. Now, however, instead of public votes, President Barack Obama is looking for congressional votes to support his plans to avoid the “fiscal cliff.”
By Don Davis , December 01, 2012
CAPITOL CHATTER: Bills faces long, long odds
Gov. Mark Dayton told a crowd gathered to hear former President Bill Clinton that each one of them is needed to elect Democrats on Tuesday because races are so close.
By Don Davis , November 03, 2012
CAPITOL CHATTER: Does ballot ruling open a new door?
Some Minnesota politicians wonder if a Minnesota Supreme Court ballot ruling opens the door for more last-minute changes.
By Don Davis , September 29, 2012
CAPITOL CHATTER: New Pawlenty job changes Minnesota politics
Scratch Tim Pawlenty’s name off the potential candidate list. At least for two years. The former Republican Minnesota governor accepted a job at The Financial Services Roundtable, a key Washington lobbying group that paid its last leader $1.8 million a year.
By Don Davis , September 22, 2012
CAPITOL CHATTER: Biden: ‘I’d trade it all’ to play football
Joe Biden is ready to give up his job. Well, only if he could become a high school football player. The vice president made a surprise stop at South Minneapolis high school football practice after delivering a 37-minute speech to a campaign rally.
By Don Davis , August 25, 2012
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