Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Updated: Four quick links - State legislature committee chair assignments, and the budget shortfall impacting health issues.

[Originally two links]

Health issues first, and this ties to an earlier post noting the issue, here.

Joe Kimball, MinnPost, has detailed analysis and reporting on that impact, here.

Second link, committee chairs, with candidate for governor Thissen continuing to hold his state House health policy seat, and with other chair positions given, Twin Cities Daily Planet, here.

As a third link, the political animal, here, reports and comments upon committee organizational activity in the legislature.

Back to the budget shortfall and the impact on healthcare policy; Lorna Benson of MPR reports and analyzes, here.