Ms Heller must be looking at that very strange website from the Center for the American Experience. The first citation is merely a report from the committee I chair sending a bill to its next committee.
The next is actually a Sen. Berglin bill. I am only a coauthor. Since both of these facilities are statewide amenities, it was worth a shot seeing if the state actually would take over the financing for them. It is not included in either bonding bill. That website is very confusing. It professes to tell you everything the legislature votes on, but it does not differentiate between bills in which you are the author -- which means you do all the work and are responsible for the bill -- and being a coauthor -- which means you signed on as a supporter of the bill, but will probably have little to do with it actually working its way through the process. It tends to just be a list with no context. And yes, we probably all have a few clinkers in the bills we introduce. Some are shots across the bow of someone's bow. Some are requested by organizations or people to fix something. Many come as requests from constituents. Some are broad social statements. I am chief author of about 75 bills this session, and coauthor of who knows how many more. Some didn't receive hearings. Others did, but died somewhere along the process. Some are alive and well, thank you very much. I'll enjoy seeing Ms Heller try to tell you what Sen Berglin's other bills are about. As chair of the Health, Human Services and Corrections Budget Division, she carries some of the most difficult bills with great understanding of state, federal and local interactions-- and they're practically incomprehensible to most people, including a lot of legislators. A better way to look up what legislators have authored is the official legislative site: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us:8181/SEARCH/BASIS/ss tat/public/www/SF linda higgins mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
