 | House and Senate leadership meet in the conference room just off Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s office prior to a May 18 news conference to announce a budget deal. This is the room where legislative leaders and Pawlenty spent most of the end of the 2008 legislative session working out the budget agreement. In attendance, from left, Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller, Senate Minority Leader David Senjem, Senate Assistant Majority Leader Tarryl Clark, Finance Commissioner Tom Hanson, House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Rep. Tom Emmer, Pawlenty’s Press Secretary Brian McClung, Pawlenty and House Majority Leader Tony Sertich. (Photo by Tom Olmscheid) |