The Morning Report - 5/9/08 - Daily Minnesota Political Stories
Top Story: Pawlenty signs bridge collapse compensation bill for 'grateful' victims.
Agriculture: Best of the Blogs and Think Tank Thoughts:
Crime/Police:
Legislature:
Republican National Convention:
Agriculture: Best of the Blogs and Think Tank Thoughts:
- Breakfast with Timmy, mnpACT!
- Making majority matter, True North
- VP Klobuchar Watch: Amy makes list of potential Obama running mates, The Blotter - City Pages
- Hang on, Ms. Bachmann, MN Campaign Report
- Great news! The Range is getting shafted by lobbyists!, Minnesota Brown
- Why a property tax?, SCSU Scholars
- Budget update: Pawlenty has left the building, The Political Animal
- Debate rages in Minnesota House as stem-cell funding passes, MN Monitor
- What Ron Carey doesn't want to talk about, MN Blue
- MinnPost: Nonprofit news site reaches six months, The Biz Blog - Poynter
- Northwest, Delta pilots to meet, AP
- Iron Range coal plant gets $133.5M in tax credits, AP
- State GOP has its own bookkeeping woes, Star Tribune
- State GOP appearing hypocritical in criticism of Franken's finances, AP
- Developer sought for St. Paul Ford site, MSP Business Journal
- Best Buy gets beachhead in Europe in deal with Europe's largest cell phone retailer, AP
- Dorsey firm caught up in SEC trading investigation, Star Tribune
- Small towns, big retail, Finance and Commerce
- Real estate drop has a green lining,Wall Street Journal. Former Camp Fire girls camp in rural MN to be acquired by San Francisco-based Trust for Public Land.
Crime/Police:
- Police chief is familiar face, Pioneer Press
- Rochester schools have plan to close achievement gap, MPR
- Regents reject new $100 student fee, MPR
- Edina couple donates record $10M to St. Thomas, KSTP
- MPCA wants anglers to get the lead out, WCCO
- Game, fish and lands policy bill passed, Session Daily
- Health Care Access Fund amendment moves forward, Finance and Commerce
- For Mayo Clinic, $1 billion within reach, AP
- Medical marijuana controversy heats up with latest ad, KARE 11
- Pawlenty signs bill to pay bridge collapse victims, AP
- I-35W bridge collapse victims 'grateful' for compensation, Pioneer Press
- Court and class are in session, Star Tribune
Legislature:
- Budget talks said to be going well, but ..., Pioneer Press
- Pawlenty raises possibility of special session on Minnesota state budget, AP
- Legislators OK higher dropout age, minimum-wage hike, Star Tribune
- Study likens 'Daily Show' to 'O'Reilly Factor,' AP. MN bridge collapse not mentioned on 'The Daily Show.'
- Jim Dolan: Risking it all for freedom, Star Tribune
- Duane Benson and Peter Gove: Don't miss this chance for Minnesota health-care reform, MinnPost
- Editorial: Needed: A more efficient Legislature, Star Tribune
- Editorial: Hunting for answers on DNR spending, Star Tribune
- California tax proposals target beer-loving, pornography-watching yacht owners, Los Angeles Times
- Arizona state senator attempts to stall guest-worker program: The Gould amendments, Dolan Media Newswires
- The Friday Line: Veepstakes!, Washington Post. The MN governor remains the candidate in the Republican vice presidential field who fits best with what McCain wants and needs in a VP.'
Republican National Convention:
- GOP convention gets a new spin: Free bikes, Star Tribune
- It's official: Extended bar hours during RNC, AP
- County to vote on revised deal for St. Paul riverfront, Star Tribune
- Suspended driver's license surprises Rybak, Star Tribune
- Mayor Rybak plans to get driver's license back today following suspension, KARE 11
- LRT battles flare in new round of e-mails, Star Tribune
- MNDOT: Success of MnPASS to expand, KSTP
- Urban partnership agreements authorized, Session Daily
- First the skunk. Then the bigger stink., Chicago Tribune
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