MAY 2002 •Arts organizations take hit in bonding bill vetoes (5/22/02) •It's Ventura's turn (5/20/02) •Vikings, Twins pick apart stadium bill (5/20/02) •Commuter rail axed in final bonding bill (5/19/02) •Lawmakers override Ventura veto of budget-balancing bill (5/19/02) •Legislature passes stadium bill (5/19/02) •Ventura may play hardball for commuter rail (5/16/02) •Budget deal on Ventura's desk (5/15/02) •Lawmakers reach budget deal; Ventura 'disappointed' (5/15/02) • Lawmakers race the clock for budget deal(5/13/02) •Budget deal proves elusive(5/13/02) •Lawmakers race the clock for budget deal(5/13/02) •Inching toward progress (5/8/02) •Ventura vows to fight outside income bill (5/3/02) •Lawmakers vow renewed effort to direct more money toward resources (5/2/02)
•Arts organizations take hit in bonding bill vetoes (5/22/02) •It's Ventura's turn (5/20/02) •Vikings, Twins pick apart stadium bill (5/20/02) •Commuter rail axed in final bonding bill (5/19/02) •Lawmakers override Ventura veto of budget-balancing bill (5/19/02) •Legislature passes stadium bill (5/19/02) •Ventura may play hardball for commuter rail (5/16/02) •Budget deal on Ventura's desk (5/15/02) •Lawmakers reach budget deal; Ventura 'disappointed' (5/15/02) • Lawmakers race the clock for budget deal(5/13/02) •Budget deal proves elusive(5/13/02) •Lawmakers race the clock for budget deal(5/13/02) •Inching toward progress (5/8/02) •Ventura vows to fight outside income bill (5/3/02) •Lawmakers vow renewed effort to direct more money toward resources (5/2/02)
APRIL 2002 •Change on the horizon for ATV riders (4/26/02) •Senate passes pledge requirement (4/25/02) •Tug-of-war over tobacco money escalates (4/24/02) •House may be warming to gas tax (4/17/02) • Theatrics take center stage at Capitol (4/11/02) •The rail debate (4/8/02) •Stadium bill unravels (4/5/02) •Twins attorney issues new demands as ballpark bill advances (4/3/02)
•Change on the horizon for ATV riders (4/26/02) •Senate passes pledge requirement (4/25/02) •Tug-of-war over tobacco money escalates (4/24/02) •House may be warming to gas tax (4/17/02) • Theatrics take center stage at Capitol (4/11/02) •The rail debate (4/8/02) •Stadium bill unravels (4/5/02) •Twins attorney issues new demands as ballpark bill advances (4/3/02)
MARCH 2002
•Enthusiasm for stadium bill waning (3/28/02) • 'Not a dollar of common ground' (3/27/02) •House passes transportation bill (3/26/02) • Twins' contraction still a possibility, Selig says (3/26/02) •Minus abortion provision, budget bill advances in Senate (3/26/02) • House passes stadium bill(3/25/02) •House passes state workers contract without same-sex benefits (3/22/02) • Senate approves transportation plan; raises gas tax (3/21/02) • House passes anti-terrorism package (3/21/02) • House committee hands Twins, Ventura a stadium win (3/21/02) •Redistricting plan released (3/19/2002) • Longtime Senator Doug Johnson announces retirement (3/18/02) •On second try, bonding bill passes (3/18/02) •Ventura proposes stadium plan (3/15/02) •Bonding bill fails (3/15/02) •Feds drop tax bomb (3/15/02) •Senate passes stadium bill (3/13/02) •Abortion issue tied to budget (3/12/02) •Debate over diesel fuel additive reaches climax (3/12/02) •Ballpark financing plan advances... barely (3/12/02) •Senate, House far apart on 'phase two' budget fix (3/12/02) • Gas tax increase gets OK from House committee (3/8/02) •Stadium financing plan sent to full Senate (3/8/02) •House GOP plan pushes roads, not theaters (3/7/02) •Ventura says legislators have made Minnesota vulnerable to terrorists (3/7/02) • Ventura objects to budget cuts (3/1/02)
FEBRUARY 2002
• Senate follows suits; overrides Ventura (2/28/02) • Senate announces $7.5 billion transportation proposal (2/28/02) •On second try, House overrides Ventura (2/27/02) •House fails to override Ventura (2/26/02) • Ventura vetoes budget deal (2/25/02) •Ventura's back in budget picture (2/23/02) •No expansion of gambling (2/22/02) •Ventura plays cat-and-mouse with lawmakers over budget (2/22/02) •Budget deal: It's up to Ventura (2/21/02) •Twins stadium bills still alive (2/19/02) •Ventura cut out of budget deal (2/19/02) •Senate hands Ventura defeat with passage of bonding bill (2/18/02) •Ventura orders hiring freeze (2/14/02) •Anti-abortion bill gains at Capitol (2/14/02) • Anti-terrorism bills spark civil rights debate (2/14/02) •St. Paul stadium plan advances (2/14/02) • Domestic deal breaker? (2/14/02) • Commuter rail stalls at Capitol stop (2/12/02) • Senate passes budget (2/11/02) • Ventura scolds lawmakers over budget (2/8/02) • House Republicans release budget plan (2/7/02) • GOP, DFL lawmakers join forces for transportation plan (2/7/02) • House Republicans release budget plan (2/7/02) • Things are looking up for the Twins (2/6/02) • Scene of a showdown - Camp Coldwater spring (2/6/02) • The surrogate debate (2/6/02)• Anti-telemarketing bill advances (2/6/02) • Do-Not-Call bill gets committee approval (2/6/02) • No appetite for taxes(2/4/02)•Things are looking up for the Twins (2/6/02) • Scene of a showdown - Camp Coldwater spring (2/6/02) • The surrogate debate (2/6/02) • Anti-telemarketing bill advances (2/6/02) •Do-Not-Call bill gets committee approval (2/6/02) •No appetite for taxes(2/4/02)
JANUARY 2002
• Ventura proposes $16 million in four-year anti-terrorism plan (1/31/02) • House, Senate disagree over funding unemployment (1/30/02) •New senator makes history (1/30/02) • Task force ends work with recommendations for two stadiums (1/29/02) • State universities bracing for more budget cuts (1/29/02) • Profile of Learning debate likely to return (1/29/02) • Higher education, transit is winner in bonding derby (1/28/02) • Ventura facing first budget deficit fight (1/28/02) • Guns, gambling likely to spark legislative debate (1/25/02) • Election year politics could influence session (1/24/02) • Conservation Corps is target of budget ax (1/23/02) • Rally marks abortion decision anniversary (1/22/02) • Gas tax proposal panned (1/22/02) • Labor leaders blast tax cuts (1/22/02) • Redistricting: An exercise in politics (1/16/02) • Ventura puts unicameralism back on front burner(1/15/02) • Ventura recommends $746 million in bonding projects (1/14/02) • Lawmakers prepare response to Ventura (1/11/02) • Panel endorses stadium funding (1/11/02) • Governor proposes cuts, tax increases (1/10/02) • Metro school boards warn against state budget cuts • Political sniping threatens Capitol peace. • Large school district faces big budget cuts . • Ventura challenges lawmakers in State of the State address. • Arts group seeks bonding money • Critics of stadium drive becoming scarce • Bridging the gender gap in the governor's office • New leader, same agenda for MCCL • Legislature to consider broadening police authority
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