The Morning Report 5/13/08 - Daily Minnesota Political Stories
Top Story: Health bill passes Legislature, budget talks continuing.
Agriculture:
Education:
Labor:
Opinion-Commentary:
Agriculture:
- House and Senate to vote on national farm bill, Minnesota News Network
- Minnesota corn crop farthest behind schedule, Pioneer Press
- REAL ID is back, Mary's Page - TPT
- Anxiety disorders: House Republicans swipe marketing slogan, Bluestem Prairie
- Who will be Molnau’s Lieutenant Governor?, True North
- Songs of the Session, Polinaut-MPR
- Coffee, tea and Fido?, The Political Animal
- Franken targeted by GOP-aligned advocacy group, MN Monitor
- Plan B minus in action, The Political Animal
- Ron Carey: Pathetically incompetent, or criminally culpable?, MN Blue
- Pols fail to comprehend breadth of infrastructure crisis, Scholars and Rogues
- For the Republican convention, St. Paul considers wrapping its (typically empty) skyways in ads, MN Monitor
- Ambinder on Minnesota, MN Publius
- Why do Minneapolis Schools continue to fail?, Urban Renaissance Coalition
- Norm Coleman is #1 in donations from real estate industry, MN Blue
- Just a spoonful of sugar..., True North
- Soft demand hits Valspar's profit and its outlook, Star Tribune
- Steenland says Minnesota will retain most of its NWA jobs, Star Tribune
- State sticks Bloomington with Mall of America tab, Star Tribune
- St. Paul elementary students poll passers-by about what to do with the old Ford Plant site in Highland Park, Pioneer Press
- AEG, De La Hoya's Golden Boy to be partners, Los Angeles Times. Deal opens door to bringing boxing to new arenas like the Target Center.
- Franken hit with Iowa group's attack ad, MinnPost
Education:
- The new St. Kate's: Evolution of a name, MinnPost
- Middle school students suspended for not standing during pledge, Star Tribune
- Research shows graduation tests are not helpful, MPR
- Ethanol plant proposal divides Eyota, MPR
- Proposed ethanol plant in southern Minnesota gets cool reception from conservationists, AP
- E85's chicken-and-egg scenario, MinnPost
- Report says wind can produce a fifth of nation's electricity needs by 2030, AP
- DNR officers put on paid leave while conference probed, Star Tribune
- Ah-nold comes to the Capitol (sort of), MinnPost
Labor:
- 300 arrested in immigration raid at northeastern Iowa meat plant, AP
- Voters will oppose labor's scheme, Politico. 'At least 80 percent of voters in CO, ME and MN believe that secret ballot elections are the cornerstone of democracy and should be used for union elections.'
- Hints of an agreement have Capitol on standby, Star Tribune
- Property tax cap stalling legislators, MPR
- Health bill OK'd in House, Senate, Pioneer Press
- Democrats delay final bills as budget talks continue, MPR
- Counting down to the final hours at the Capitol, MPR
- Biodiesel requirement and veterans benefits signed into law, AP
- Three projects ready to hit the road, Session Daily
- Capitol crowd gathers to hear the latest on budget: some progress but no agreement, MinnPost
- Citizens council could set legislators’ pay, Session Daily
Opinion-Commentary:
- Jay Kiedrowski: State shouldn't hit nonprofits' reserves, Star Tribune
- Editorial: Three must-do items on Capitol docket, Star Tribune
- Editorial: Veto: doing the right thing for farm policy, Pioneer Press
- Editorial: Reconciling versions of history, Mankato Free Press
- Health care bill clears Legislature; will Pawlenty sign it?, Star Tribune
- Political Diary: Pitching Pawlenty, Wall Street Journal. 'Not entirely oblivious to the talk of his possible future as John McCain's running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty recently launched in his state what he calls a "21st Century Tax Reform Commission."'
- Pawlenty's punchline precarious for political future?, Fox 9
- Health care policy, sex offender program regulations OK'd, Session Daily
- Minneapolis officials, activists debate convention protest rules, Finance and Commerce
- But does the shelter match the bench?, Star Tribune
- MnDOT engineer requirements, Session Daily
- U of M light rail tunnel could be back on the table, MPR
- Crews begin laying tracks to link Hiawatha, Northstar, Finance and Commerce
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