June 4, 2009 RSS feed / Opinion

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Difficult session has bright spots for region

Submitted by Sen. Dan Skogen's office

Sen. Dan Skogen, DFLHewitt, said he was disappointed that the 2009 Legislative Session ended without a budget deal with the Governor, but was proud of the Legislature's efforts to responsibly balance the state's historic $6.4 billion deficit. More...

2009 End of Session Legislative Review

By Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen

Of the more than 170 bills passed this year, 39 (almost 22 percent) were passed on the last day of the 2009 session, including a third version of a twicefailed DFL billion-dollar tax bill as the clock ran out. More...