Morning Report 2/2/2012

• MnPublius still denies voter fraud happens, Let Freedom Ring
• Walz to attempt to force House vote on STOCK Act, Capitol View
• Sen. Klobuchar’s mediocre opponents are not really very good at fund raising, MN Progressive Project
• Minnesota Senate’s responsibility, Gov. Dayton’s temper tantrum, Let Freedom Ring
  
• Anoka-Hennepin teacher, school board member to run for MN Senate, Capitol View
• Right to Work – The Real Income Story, mnpACT!
• Rule by complaint, Shot in the Dark
  
• Examining Lake Elmo, News Cut
• Cornish shares gallows humor with DFL colleagues via publically-funded email system, Bluestem Prairie
  

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Warfare between Dayton and GOP lawmakers threatens business community’s agenda, MinnPost 2/2/12 8:14 a.m.
• Minnesota’s Fiscal Disparity tax redistribution explained, MPR
• Target’s key revenue metric rises 4.3 percent, AP 2/2/12 7:49 a.m.
  

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CAMPAIGNS

• Ballot groups report marriage amendment fundraising tallies, MPR
• More than $2 million raised for and against same-sex marriage-ban amendment, MinnPost 2/1/12 10:52 a.m.
• Romney visits Eagan with a front-runner’s message: Defeat Obama, Pioneer Press 2/1/12 11:20 p.m.
  
• Romney Gets Glittered at Rally in Eagan, KSTP 2/1/12 4:18 p.m.
• State GOP Chair says Minnesota’s caucuses will influence presidential race, MPR
• Minnesota congressional incumbents report a huge financial edge, MinnPost 2/1/12 9:35 a.m.
• Anoka-Hennepin teacher, opposed to schools’ new sexual-orientation discussion policy, says he’s running for Minnesota Senate, Pioneer Press 2/1/12 5:21 p.m.
  

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CONGRESS – HOUSE

• Walz looks to force House action on the STOCK Act, MinnPost 2/1/12 2:20 p.m.
  

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EDUCATION

• Educators say aging facilities impedes research; ask state for building upgrades, MPR
  

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ENVIRONMENT

• City of St. Paul to remove 500 more ash trees in ash borer war, Pioneer Press 2/2/12 1:07 a.m.
  

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Higher taxes for 7 metro counties under disparities proposal, MPR
• Group of community members to seek police chief, St. Cloud Times 2/2/12 12:04 a.m.
  

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JUDICIAL

• Inver Grove Heights school district justified in letting principal go, Minnesota Supreme Court rules, Pioneer Press 2/2/12 1:07 a.m.
  

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LEGISLATURE

• After one year in office, Rep. John Kriesel challenges image of conventional legislator, South Washington County Bulletin 2/1/12 8:52 a.m.
• Voter ID opposition gets vocal, AP 2/2/12 12:00 a.m.
• Opponents of Voter ID amendment pack Senate hearing, MPR
  
• Bipartisan agreement on energy conservation has disappeared at the state capitol, MPR
• House DFLers add aid for jobless and small business to plan, Pioneer Press 2/1/12 9:50 p.m.
  
• House DFLers push jobs agenda, MPR
  

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Editorial: Minnesota readies for grass-roots democracy, Pioneer Press 2/1/12 7:03 p.m.
• Start wolf hunts with low quotas, St. Cloud Times 2/2/12 12:26 a.m.
  

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PEOPLE

• Former Sartell chief Jerry O’Driscoll remembered for good works, St. Cloud Times 2/1/12 3:28 p.m.
  

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Minneapolis’ first citizens’ redistricting map seeks to increase minority council wards, MinnPost 2/1/12 10:06 a.m.
  

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STADIUMS

• Pulltabs could generate $72 million for Vikings stadium, AP 2/1/12 7:17 a.m.
  

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TRANSPORTATION

• Transit planners want light rail hub for future expansion, MPR