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Bored now! Long sessions and late nights appear to have gotten to lawmakers

A photo array of the lawmakers' final day's actions

May 24, 2011 at 3:16AM
(Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The days without end of Capitol work -- and capital waiting -- seem to have gotten to lawmakers.

A photo array of their actions, and inactions from their final House and Senate floor sessions, from the Star Tribune's Richard Tsong-Taatarii.

House Speaker Kurt Zellers' pen flipping from the rostrum
House Speaker Kurt Zellers' pen flipping from the rostrum (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Rep. Alice Hausman, resting her eyes
Rep. Alice Hausman, resting her eyes (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Sen. Dan Sparks, taking aim on the Senate floor
Sen. Dan Sparks, taking aim on the Senate floor (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Late dinner for Sen. Tony Lourey
Late dinner for Sen. Tony Lourey (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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