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Tom Scheck

The Daily Digest: 4-28-09

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The House and Senate spent most of the day yesterday debating and passing the HHS budgets bills. The bill's authors say the cuts are bad but could be worse. Forum Communications, MPR, the Star Tribune, AP and the Pi Press have stories.

DFLers forced Republicans to vote on either all or parts of Governor Pawlenty's HHS budget.

Is Minnesota prepared to handle a flu outbreak?

Scares of swine flu could batter the state's pork industry.

MNGOP Chair Ron Carey is leaving his position at the end of his term in June.

Minnesota's Auditor releases a report on the fiscal health of counties.

Minneapolis is planning to close four schools.

More layoffs are expected at Minntac.

GOP Rep. Tom Emmer and Twila Brase, with the Citizens Council on Health Care, appeared on Glenn Beck's show to talk about the state's newborn screening system.

The state alleges a Muslim charter school is violating teacher-license laws.

More better and faster trains are the goal of a coalition.

DFL Rep. Margaret Anderson Kelliher is one of several lawmakers who are signaling support for a Minneapolis principal.

Congress

DFL Rep. Keith Ellison says his arrest at a Darfur protest was a deliberate action to bring attention to the crisis. MPR, the Star Tribune, AP and MinnPost have stories. Ellison also explains why he got arrested.

KSTP finds that federal prisoners are being transported on public buses.

GM to close 21,000 factory jobs.

President Obama promises major investment in R and D.

Fox won't air Obama's news conference on Wednesday.

GOP Rep. John Kline says he's shocked by the amount of government spending.

GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann says she wants to know which banks are receiving federal money.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may settle a credit derivatives fight that includes DFL Rep. Collin Peterson.

2008 Race for U.S. Senate

GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell gave $5,000 to Republican Norm Coleman's recount efforts.

2010

Gov. Pawlenty meets a giant fish.