April 2001 Capitol News Archive
Capitol Notebook: Gov. Ventura has been very communicative in recent days
Posted 4/2/01
Capitol Views: Gov. Ventura upset with actions by 2 of his predecessors
Posted 4/2/01
Legislation in Senate urges state to keep Virginia Civil War flag
Posted 4/2/01
Elk River School District could receive $260,000 in state funding
Posted 4/2/01
Can the Minnesota Twins shepherd stadium bill through the Legislature?
Posted 4/3/01
Sen. Krentz authors legislation allowing seizure of hunting licenses for gross overlimits
Posted 4/3/01
Amendment to dedicate tax funds to DNR passes House committee
Posted 4/4/01
House Republicans accused of trying to take away family planning grants
Posted 4/4/01
Proposed constitutional amendment aims to make language gender-neutral
Posted 4/5/01
Senate committee rejects waiting period bill on abortions
Posted 4/5/01
Rep. Gerlach fights for same remedial compensatory funding throughout the state
Posted 4/5/01
Photo cop bill fails in House Transportation Policy Committee
Posted 4/5/01
House Republican leaders propose $714 million in additional funding
Posted 4/6/01
Capitol Notebook: Ventura's attempt to back up DNR commissioner backfires
Posted 4/6/01
Senate Crime Prevention Committee rejects concealed carry legislation
Posted 4/6/01
Capitol Views: Twins stadium talk moves to House committee
Posted 4/9/01
2 Republican legislators hope to take education levy from local property tax burden
Posted 4/10/01
House passes legislation making it easier to obtain a permit to carry a gun
Posted 4/10/01
Senate transportation committee approves legislation creating "Choose Life" license plate
Posted 4/10/01
Minnesota Twins president Jerry Bell said legislators afraid of losing their jobs if they support new stadium
Posted 4/11/01
Primary seatbelt bill narrowly wiggles way out of Senate committee
Posted 4/12/01
Capitol Notebook: Gov. Ventura signs 6 bills into law
Posted 4/12/01
House committee votes to table Twins stadium bill
Posted 4/12/01
Capitol Views: Lots of work, little time left in session
Posted 4/16/01
Like many in the district, taxes are on Luther's mind
Posted 4/16/01
DFL legislators call for flood relief package
Posted 4/18/01
Pawlenty withdraws name from Senate race at urging of Vice President
Posted 4/18/01
State officials discuss contingencies for foot and mouth disease
Posted 4/19/01
Tingelstad proposes high-performance school grant
Posted 4/19/01
Minneapolis ranked 10th among "Information Age" cities
Posted 4/20/01
Capitol Notebook: House Republicans charge Senate is ignoring state law
Posted 4/20/01
Election NewsHumphrey may seek Secretary of State office; Jason Lewis may challenge Norm Coleman for Republican Senate bid
Posted 4/20/01
Capitol Views: What does the future hold for Tim Pawlenty?
Posted 4/23/01
Senate Republican redistricting proposal would put Minneapolis and St. Paul in same congressional district
Posted 4/24/01
Dakota County woman Patricia Ronken honored for work on behalf of crime victims
Posted 4/24/01
11-count ethics complaint filed by 4 House members against Rep. Abeler
Posted 4/24/01
Senate transportation committee gives go-ahead to State Patrol on collection of racial profiling data
Posted 4/25/01
Senate DFLers propose buy-up of school district excess levy funding
Posted 4/26/01
Biodiesel fuel is promising alternative but more study needed, trucking association members say
Posted 4/26/01
State Auditor Dutcher announces exploratory committee for governor
Posted 4/26/01
Senate passes $2.9 billion higher education funding bill
Posted 4/26/01
Minnesota House, Senate committees pass omnibus agriculture bills
Posted 4/27/01
Capitol Notebook:
Posted 4/27/01
Senate adopts primary seatbelt provision into omnibus bill
Posted 4/29/01
Senate passes $3.6 billion transportation and public safety finance bill
Posted 4/29/01
No amendment offered on concealed carry legislation
Posted 4/29/01
Entrepreneur Brian Sullivan tells Metro North Chamber about his plan to be the next governor
Posted 4/30/01