Morning Report 1/25/2012
by Staff
Published: January 25,2012
Time posted: 10:47 am
NEWS FROM POLITICS IN MINNESOTA / CAPITOL REPORT
BEST OF THE BLOGS
- Senate committee approves $2.7m cut to chamber’s budget 1/24/12 3:01 p.m.
- Dayton looking for deal on Metrodome site 1/24/12 1:54 p.m.
- Poll: Bachmann, Pawlenty popularity slips in state; Klobuchar ‘close to unbeatable’ 1/24/12 10:56 a.m.
- MN Senate’s first bills of 2012 cover everything from bonding to judicial elections 1/24/12 10:21 a.m.
- DFLer to challenge Rep. Mullery for party endorsement 1/24/12 8:50 a.m
BEST OF THE BLOGS
- GOP Senate starts right off, mnpACT!
- Our priorities for Minnesota, MN Budget Bites
- Mark Wilf: We’re working with governor, lawmakers, Hot Dish Politics
- Dayton denies bonding for Red Lake schools, Northwoods Politics
- Poll: Klobuchar strong against potential opponents, Capitol View
- Circular face punching squad, The Cucking Stool
- Questions Re: Koch & Brodkorb resignations are still there, mnpACT!
- Ten miles of money pit, Shot in the Dark
- Michele Bachmann…and the deficit spending bridge project, MN Progressive Project
- MSRE or misery?, True North
BUSINESS / ECONOMY
- Minnesota broadband task force considers tax incentives, Finance and Commerce 1/24/12 3:16 p.m.
- ATK loses appeal over big defense contract, Pioneer Press 1/24/12 7:42 p.m.
- Target mulling bigger expansion to Brooklyn Park campus, MPR
- Mayo Clinic eyes $5.3 million remodel project, Rochester Post-Bulletin 1/25/12 6:00 a.m.
- TCF earnings and stock tank, MPR
- Target names insider as new CFO, Pioneer Press 1/24/1 2 :16 p.m.
- Southdale Center renovation begins, Pioneer Press 1/24/12 10:09 p.m.
DAYTON
EDUCATION
- Parents worry budget plan could close schools, MPR
- Anoka-Hennepin school district expands free, all-day kindergarten to 11 sites, Pioneer Press 1/25/12 12:07 a.m.
- Minneapolis has second thoughts on integration, Star Tribune 1/24/12 11:22 p.m.
GOVERNMENT – LOCAL
- Ramsey County cancels move of some offices into old Lowry Hotel, Pioneer Press 1/24/12 7:15 p.m.
- Myszkowski wins Brooklyn Center seat, Star Tribune 1/24/12 11:16 p.m.
- Farmington weighs the future of its city liquor operations, Pioneer Press 1/25/12 12:09 a.m.
JUDICIAL
- Sorting out the reasoning in Appeals Court’s gay-marriage ruling, MinnPost 1/24/12 10:00 a.m.
LEGISLATURE
- Legislature begins session emphasizing common goals, MPR
- Opening Day’s amicable mood abruptly changed when GOP cut DFL senators’ budget, MinnPost 1/24/12 4:57 p.m.
- Legislators hope for short session, Alexandria Echo Press 1/25/12 12:00 a.m.
- Legislature opens; local lawmakers want constitutional change, St. Cloud Times 1/25/12 12:24 a.m.
- Minnesota Legislature has bumpy start, Pioneer Press 1/24/12 11:28 p.m.
- Minnesota lawmakers to get a lesson in bipartisanship, AP 1/25/12 7:52 a.m.
- Key players in the legislative session, AP 1/25/12 7:39 a.m.
- Rep. Tony Cornish outdazzled everyone with his Opening Day sartorial splendor, MinnPost 1/24/12 2:29 p.m.
- Koch trying to put past behind her, MinnPost 1/24/12 9:34 a.m.
OPINION – COMMENTARY
- Lori Sturdevant: Opening day at the Legislature, Star Tribune 1/24/12 6:27 p.m.
- Robert D. Sykes: Instead of dissing Minneapolis skyways, look to Venice, Star Tribune 1/24/12 8:31 p.m.
OPINION – EDITORIAL
- Editorial: A promising path to a stadium solution, Star Tribune 1/24/12 6:44 p.m.
- State GOP glossing over glaring problems, Winona Daily News 1/25/12 12:00 a.m.
- Time for Vikings to show their cards, Rochester Post-Bulletin 1/25/12 7:41 a.m.
PEOPLE
- Minnesota native chosen as ambassador to Uganda, Star Tribune 1/24/12 10:03 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY
- Hennepin County cancels homeless housing contracts, Star Tribune 1/24/12 8:26 p.m.
- Texting hotline gets attention in suicide-prevention efforts, Duluth News Tribune 1/23/12 12:00 a.m.
- Minneapolis-St. Paul airport opens expedited security line for frequent fliers, Pioneer Press 1/24/12 7:46 p.m.
- Moorhead smoke shop sues city over new drug paraphernalia ordinance, AP 1/24/12 7:54 p.m.
- 4 of 6 on Anoka school board back new policy on sexual orientation, Star Tribune 1/24/12 10:26 p.m.
- Edgy posters, billboards come out against racism in Duluth, MPR
SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS
- Minneapolis foreclosure plan irks Heritage Park developer, Finance and Commerce 1/24/12 4:25 p.m.
- St. Paul Planning Commission welcomes four new members, Pioneer Press 1/24/12 11:27 p.m.
- St. Paul City Council set to vote on Griggs bikeway, MinnPost 1/24/12 9:39 a.m.
STADIUMS
- Among Metrodome’s advantages: a big hole, Finance and Commerce 1/25/12 7:40 a.m.
- Storm builds over Dome plan, Star Tribune 1/24/12 11:12 p.m.
- Vikings stadium planners go after Minneapolis roadblocks, Star Tribune 1/24/12 11:07 p.m.
- What would it take for Vikes to play at TCF for three years?, WCCO 1/24/12 5:56 p.m.
TRANSPORTATION
- Judge chides Central Corridor builders, but doesn’t halt construction over economic impact, Pioneer Press 1/24/12 8:03 p.m.
- St. Paul sued over site along Central Corridor line, Pioneer Press 1/25/12 12:10 a.m.
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