The Morning Report 5/15/08 - Daily Minnesota Political Stories
Top Story: More from end-of-session Capitol; editorials and commentaries chime in on Legislature's status.
Agriculture:
Republican National Convention:
Agriculture:
- House backs Farm Bill with numbers to beat veto, New York Times. House Ag Chair Peterson's goal was to get to 300 votes; he gets 318.
- Minnesota Farmers Union praises passage of farm bill, AP
- A victory for health care freedom – Pawlenty vetoes health care bill, True North
- Plan B down for the count, The Political Animal
- Pawlenty's spandex-clad aspirations, Defenestrator - The Rake
- VP or not VP: Red State shows little love for T-Paw, MN Monitor
- Breakdown but restart, Mary's Page - TPT
- El Tinklenberg on the value of a chicken, Blue man in a Red district
- Where we can agree, SCSU Scholars
- Veto-proof majority: House passes Farm Bill with key Walz initiatives, Bluestem Prairie
- Justin’s Bill set to become law, Let Freedom Ring
- After lively debate, surrogate pregnancy bill passes at Lege, MN Monitor
- Remember, U.S. Steel deals in the folding money, Minnesota Brown
- Another health reform plan bites the dust, Health Blog - Wall Street Journal. Pawlenty vetoes MN health care bill.
- Hillary Clinton - The next Harold Stassen, The Agonist
- Mall of America owner raps public subsidy plan, MPR
- Star Tribune in land talks with Vikings, MSP Business Journal
- PRG gets into 'out' housing, Finance and Commerce
- Contractor sues Northwest Airlines, Finance and Commerce
- Best Buy, others object to FCC fines, MSP Business Journal
- Report: Minnesota home foreclosures up 6 percent in April, MSP Business Journal
- Senate nears mortgage deal, Wall Street Journal
- Ron Paul revolution sees second wind, Politico. 'At GOP district meetings in MN, Paul supporters captured seven Republican National Convention delegate slots.'
- Ellison, Carson want US to help stop violence in Darfur, AP
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Most Minnesota lawmakers vote for farm bill, AP
- Minneapolis discusses $60 million school levy, Star Tribune
- Pollution Control chooses most aggressive plan for cleaning up former 3M site, MPR
- Ex-DNR official says concerns got brush-off, Star Tribune
- Wisconsin Senate passes Great Lakes compact, AP
- Grease bandits strike as biofuel demand rises, Christian Science Monitor
- Pawlenty, legislators inch closer to deal, Star Tribune
- After midnight session, budget negotiations continue, MPR
- Rochester legislator: Parties creeping closer to budget deal, Rochester Post-Bulletin
- Legislators hopeful progress can be made in budget talks, MPR
- No deal yet at Capitol on property tax relief or spending cuts, AP
- Budget talks going smoothly today, but don't hold your breath, MinnPost
- Sen. Tarryl Clark: DFL's rising star soaks up the spotlight at the Capitol, MinnPost
- Ann Lenczewski and Paul Marquart: DFL plan makes property taxes fair for all, Bemidji Pioneer
- Matt Entenza and Tracy Beckman: Keeping state's farm economy on track, Bemidji Pioneer
- David S. Broder: For Obama, a lost moment, Washington Post. In the 1960 primary, WV seemed 'made to order' for Humphrey, but Kennedy pulled off an upset.
- Dick Armey: The Republican health-care surrender, Wall Street Journal. Coleman one of seven Republicans to support mandates.
- Editorial: It’s 5/14; time for legislative last call, St. Cloud Times
- Editorial: Big mall money doesn't make the cut, Pioneer Press
- Editorial: End session with budget in balance, Bemidji Pioneer
- Editorial: Take a few minutes to protect your family, Star Tribune
- Editorial: Encourage, but don't force, respect for Pledge, Mankato Free Press
- Editorial: Veto shouldn't be last word on health care, Star Tribune
- New jobs, houses spur S.F. population in 2007, San Francisco Chronicle
- Pawlenty digs deeper into a hole with veto reasoning, MinnPost
- Six ways the GOP can save itself, Politico. 'The image of the white men's club needs to go, too, says MN Gov. Tim Pawlenty.'
Republican National Convention:
- RNC protest route announced, MPR
- Now they have a path, Pioneer Press
- Protesters say RNC route is problematic, time frame is unfair, Star Tribune
- Fine paid, Rybak gets keys back, Star Tribune
- Vandals damage portraits of three governors at the Capitol, Pioneer Press
- Minneapolis to consider targeting idling cars, MinnPost
- Making Minneapolis more friendly for two-wheelers, Star Tribune
- Morrow's design for MnDOT takes shape, Mankato Free Press
- Playboy ranks the nation's 'sexiest' governors, Star Tribune. Pawlenty doesn't make the cut.
- Chicago repeals foie gras ban, AP
Morning Reports
Pawlenty as VP
Rolf Westgard:
Pawlenty adds little to a McCain ticket. He can't help McCain carry Minnesota's 10 delegates. Obama is the overwhelming favorite here.
Pawlenty has no knowledge of economics or energy where McCain admits he is weak. It's hard to understand why many take him seriously.