Karin Housley thought her duties as a Minnesota state senator would be put on hold, and she could focus her attention on supporting her husband's bid toward a Stanley Cup as an assistant coach with the Nashville Predators. But Wednesday morning, from her hotel in Pittsburgh, Karin took a break from listening to Phil talk about the Predators' power play to jump on a conference call with other Minnesota lawmakers to discuss hiring a legal team to fight Gov. Mark Dayton's decision to defund the Legislature - in their eyes unconstitutionally.