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Minnesota

kickysnana

(3,908 posts) Fri Jan 27, 2012, 03:23 AM Jan 2012

Bipartisanship at the Minnesota Legislature lasted about an hour Tuesday.

Some of last year's rancor surfaced on the first day of the 2012 legislative session when Republican leaders outlined a plan to erase the Senate's $2.7 million budget shortfall, including $440,000 in staffing cuts for Democratic-Farmer-Laborites and none for their own caucus.

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/01/24/unity-fleeting-as-minnesota-legislature-opens/

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Bipartisanship at the Minnesota Legislature lasted about an hour Tuesday. (Original Post) kickysnana Jan 2012 OP

I am glad that our DFL is not going to let them run right over us on this mess. jwirr Jan 2012 #1

jwirr

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1. I am glad that our DFL is not going to let them run right over us on this mess.

Reply to kickysnana (Original post)

Fri Jan 27, 2012, 07:54 PM

Jan 2012

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