Minnesota Legislature
1999 Session Weekly
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Features the opening day of the 1999 Legislative Session, the 1998 House elections, the new member orientation, the 1998 Minnesota State Fair, and the Dahl House: A New Home for an Old House. Also, a profile on new Speaker of the House Steve Sviggum, and new members Mark Buesgens and Gregory Gray, along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, House standing committee schedule, and more.
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Features a profile on the House Minority Leader Thomas W. Pugh, a feature on the YMCA's Youth in Government program, a Members' Name Pronunciation guide, along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
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Features a profile on the House Majority Leader Tim Pawlenty, a feature on creating web-friendly government, along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
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Features a profile on the House Speakers Pro Tem Linda Boudreau and Ron Abrams, New Member Profiles of Reps. Tom Hackbarth, Dan Larson and Jim Seifert, a feature on the Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board, along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
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Features: A Closer Look at The Ventura Budget, and the House Emissions bill. Also, a feature on the Budget Forum held at the Fitzgerald Theater Feb. 1, 1999, New Member Profiles on Reps. Mahoney and Storm along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
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Features: A Closer Look at Snowmobile Studs. Also, a feature on the the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson,the Capitol Forum featuring Michael Dolence, New Member Profiles on Reps. Lenczewski and Cassell along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
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Features: a story about how outstate members cope with being away from home, New Member Profiles on Reps. Holberg and Haake along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
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Features: a story about the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Capitol Forum featuring Jackson Bain, New Member Profiles on Reps. Dorman and Wilkin along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
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Features: a story about Gov. Jesse Ventura's State of the State Address and legislative reaction, New Member Profiles on Reps. Kelliher and Westerberg along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
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Features: New Member Profiles on Reps. Gerlach and Howes, along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
Features: A Closer Look a pair of abortion bills that are advancing through the House, bills signed by the Governor, along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
Features: A Closer Look at House proposals that would help reduce class sizes in the early elementary grades, along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
Features: A Closer Look at agricultural odors, a feature on a speech delivered by U.S. Senator Rod Grams in the Minnesota House Chamber, a feature on the new Revenue Building, bills signed by the Governor, along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
Features: A Closer Look at the controversy over a Spanish American War plaque in the Capitol, a feature on places to get legislative information, bills signed by the Governor, along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
Features: A Closer Look at the Judiciary finance bill, a feature on the Capitol Square Building, a feature on an experimental Minnesota city of the past, a feature on life after the Legislature, bills signed by the Governor, along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
Features: A Closer Look at the State government finance bill, a feature on the Capitol cafeteria restoration, bills signed by the Governor, along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
Features: A Closer Look at the Omnibus tax bill, a feature on the rights of crime victims, a feature on researching legislative history, bills signed by the Governor, along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
Features: A Closer Look at emissions testing, a feature on tales of Capitol art quirks, a feature on the Capitol grounds, bills signed by the Governor, along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
Features: A Closer Look at the gift ban and campaign finance, a feature on the Cass Gilbert Society, a feature on legislative adjournment dates, a feature on cemeteries populated by politicians, bills signed by the Governor, along with bill introductions, advance committee schedule, and more.
The session's final issue presented in two parts, pages 1-49 the Highlights section with stories on many of the bills passed by this year's Legislature, and pages 50-60, bills signed by the Governor, along with bill introductions,and more.