Its official that Governor Tim Pawlenty called on Special Session to deal with flooding that have been occurring in Southern Minnesota. It will be sometimes during between October 7-12 and it will be one day special session.
Earlier today Governor and the Legislative leaders met in private meeting to deal with the issue. Gov. Pawlenty said that he prefer to wait until he hear from the federal government regarding spending on flooding relief.
If you are hardcore fan of Minnesota State Legislature, it is your only and last chance to see all of Senators and Representatives in action before General Election because 20 or more members are not returning when they convene again for 2011 regular session. It is just like postseason for Minnesota Political junkies like myself. Last chance to watch your favorite legislators such as Satveer Chaudhary, Margret Anderson Kelliher, Tom Emmer and more in action.
It will be on webcast but being televised is questionable. The Uptake will be broadcasting the session live.
Note: If session does occur on October 7, Downtown St. Paul will be very busy with Wild VS Hurricane 11AM game at the Excel Energy Center, so best way is to take public transit because when events are occurring at State Capitol and Excel Energy Center at same time, parking is impossible to find. For Metro Transit information: Call 612-373-3777 or go on www.metrotransit.org. As for concessions and food: My employer won’t have concessions stand or Capitol cafeteria open but they do provide vending machines or you can grab a bite at Minnesota Department of Transportation cafeteria during lunch hour.
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