Ventura's spokesman, John Woodele, downplays that possibility. My guess is the governor would not prefer to start over and come at this from a completely new way. If the governor and Senate agree on a plan to get the most money out to the most people, the House ought to take a strong look at this, and come our way. In other words, it's two against one. Republicans are well aware of the situation, but they think they still have a chance to point out some of the legal weaknesses of Ventura's plan.
Republicans say the whole plan seems jerry-rigged and fiscally unpredictable.
Martin Kaste covers the Capitol for Minnesota Public Radio. Major funding for Minnesota Public Radio's regional Internet activities is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.