DFL LEADERS PLEDGE ACTION-FILLED SESSION

Lawmakers promised a quick start to the 2008 session. Minneapolis Lawmaker Larry Pogemiller said the DFL hopes to approve more money for the environment and the arts soon. A conference committee for a constitutional amendment was to meet on Tuesday, the first day of the session. If passed, the proposition to increase the state sales tax would be on November’s ballot. The session is scheduled to be over by May 19th.