Morning Report 2/20/2012

• The Right To Work, Shot in the Dark
• Lessons from Blackwell and Finland: Equity is the Superior Growth Model, Growth & Justice
  
• Negotiators aiming for Tuesday stadium deal, Capitol View
• The map is dead; long live the map, Minnesota Brown
  
• The Governor’s State of the State Address, Rep. Bruce Vogel
• GOP Leg: Time to burn the no tax pledge, mnpACT!
  
• I went to a union pep fest and a townhall meeting broke out, Let Freedom Ring
• More truth, less ‘truthiness’ needed in St. Croix River Boondoggle Bridge debate, Ripple in Stillwater
  
• Tom Dennis of the Grand Forks Herald drinks purple Kool-Aid, The Deets
• Protecting shareholder rights: The case for the Minnesota Shareholder Freedom of Choice Amendment, Schultz’s Take
  
• The Ghost of Town Halls Future? Chip Cravaack to hold meeting in Royalton Tuesday night, Bluestem Prairie
  

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Investments accelerate in Angel Tax Credit program, Finance and Commerce 2/17/12 4:43 p.m.
  

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CAMPAIGNS

• Facing steep climb, Klobuchar’s opponents dig in, MPR
  

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CONGRESS – HOUSE

• Bachmann expected to announce new HMO legislation, KSTP 2/19/12 10:02 p.m.
• Legislators split vote on payroll tax, MPR
  

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DAYTON

• Promises, promises: Dayton backtracks on releasing calendar, AP
  

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EDUCATION

• St. Paul school was saved – but now it has to recruit students, Pioneer Press 2/19/12 10:14 p.m.
• Deputy Labor secretary to tour Hennepin Technical College, MinnPost
  

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Mount frac: Jobs, trucks and dust are part of Life near Winona’s Second Street frac sand pile, Winona Daily News 2/19/12 12:00 a.m.
  

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LEGISLATURE

• Zellers prepares bill to close sex offender notification gap, MPR
• Senjem floats idea of special stadium session, AP
• Senate GOP doesn’t plan campaign brochure hearing, AP
• Sen. Miller, wife welcome new baby, Winona Daily News 2/18/12 12:00 a.m.
  

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MEDIA

• Competitors no more: Thisweek, Sun papers consolidate in Dakota County, MinnPost
  

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• Lori Sturdevant: The pitter-patter of bipartisan feet?, Star Tribune 2/18/11 4:15 p.m.
• David C. Olson: Legislation gives Minn. a fresh start in the classroom, St. Cloud Times 2/18/12 11:05 p.m.
  

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Editorial: A voting solution in search of a problem, Star Tribune 2/19/12 5:47 p.m
  

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Twin Cities prosecutors taking steps to improve courthouse security, Star Tribune 2/19/12 8:00 p.m.
  

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REDISTRICTING

• New battle lines: Minnesota political redistricting maps out Tuesday, Pioneer Press 2/18/12 10:31 p.m.
  

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