2005

June

• Tick … tick … tick talk … talk … talk

• Kiscaden: Legislative Update #11

• Pawlenty drops racino plan

• Health coverage: Who will be covered? A court will decide

• What’ will be open, closed during shutdown

• Through frustration’s fog glints hope for a reprieve

• State parks could stay open

• State parks could stay open

• Closing in on a state shutdown

• Shutdown referee makes first recommendations

• Budget talks break down

• Iron Range coal plant gets Senate OK

• Repeal of minimum gas pricing urged

• DFL drops tax plan, seeks end of racino

• Shutdown tab: $4.68 million a day

• Some movement in budget crisis

• Leaders test wills, then hold ‘friendly’ talks

• Rowley planning run for Congress

• Agreement on budget retreat eludes lawmakers

• Liebling: Special Session Update 6/27/05

• Pawlenty offers fix for budget logjam

• Catching up on Minnesota gun permits

• House Republicans’ counteroffer breaks with Pawlenty on two key points

• Days to shutdown: 6

• Hospitals could feel pinch of government shutdown

• State to investigate the Blues of Minnesota

• DFL offers to scale back income tax plan

• Minnesota Government May Have a Shutdown

• Canada plans restrictions on online drug sales

• Judge orders essential state services kept

• Iron Range gasification plant survives challenge in Senate

• Court is next stage for state budget drama

• Minnesota cities urged to take charge of Wi-Fi

• Air Force presence will remain in Duluth

• Hatch contends utility violated winter shutoff law

• Court decision to cost state up to $300 million

• Eleanor Mondale begins battle with brain cancer

• Who says Minnesota Republicans are opposed to gambling?

• What might change if the showdown turns to shutdown

• Tim Penny: ‘No tax’ scheme has run out of gas

• GOP lawmakers say new budget forecast would show no need to raise taxes

• Sen. Kiscaden: Legislative Update 11

• Shutdown talk picks up

• Ad attacks Pawlenty cigarette revenue increase

• Patrol eyes letter threatening Pawlenty

• State’s flags at half-staff a whole lot

• School funding remains one of life’s mysteries

• Northwest stock price tumbles on wave of bad news

• Highway projects would cease under government shutdown

• A new equation on child support Support system to change in 2007

• GOP dumps Eibensteiner for Shoreview businessman

• Judge clears Hatch sisters, says charges didn’t hold up

• The Added Cost of Care for the Uninsured

• Budget offer by DFL falls flat

• DFL Offer Refused by GOP

• A trial of 2 tales emerging in Hatch sisters’ case

• I-394 toll rules ease today

• GOP’s Ron Eibensteiner faces challenge to lead

• Deadline looms—really, truly this time

• Cigarette fee hike gains support in talks

• Administration, state workers reach deal on shutdown plan

• Budget-talks breakdown leads to pointed exchange

• Budget foes heading to Pawlenty’s office

• Governor signs bills for poker tournaments, state agency funding

• Pawlenty, Hatch trade letters but aren’t pen pals

• Bush to visit Maple Grove on June 17

• Matt Lourey ‘died never sacrificing his dreams’

• Wal-Mart fights benefits disclosure in Minnesota

• Bill targeting sex offenders, meth is now law

• Shutdown looms as Pawlenty lashes out at Hatch

• State planning for possible shutdown

• Many Minnesota teens rudderless after school: U study

• MnDOT saw toll lane trouble coming

• DFL Sen. Kelley announces candidacy for governor

• DFL offer freshens partisan bickering

• Location of memorial for senator’s son changed

• House, Senate meet briefly, will reconvene this week

• State poet? Pawlenty opts to forgo it

• Homelessness: The newest solutions