Morning Report 2/28/2012

• DFLers call for payback of money borrowed from schools, Hot Dish Politics

• Exclusive interview with Pete Hegseth: Ready to challenge Amy Klobuchar, Hot Air

• Riches redistributed, True North
• Hernandez takes on CD4 race, True North
• Question for the Capitol media, Shot in the Dark
• Did Ernie Leidiger use campaign funds to pay off his speeding ticket?, Brick City Blog
  
• Does this map look familiar?, The Cucking Stool
• Bakk’s, Dayton’s priorities: protect casinos, hurt charities, taxpayers, True North
  

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Summit to spend $6 million on brewery addition, Finance and Commerce 2/27/12 4:29 p.m.
• Minnesota, Wisconsin agree to restore tax reciprocity deal, Pioneer Press 2/28/12 7:51 a.m.
• Ethanol industry lurches in wake of lost subsidy, oversupply, MPR
  

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CAMPAIGNS

• Anthony Hernandez, Joe Arwood drop GOP bids to unseat Amy Klobuchar, AP 2/27/12 5:48 p.m.
  

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CONGRESS – HOUSE

• Bachmann: St. Croix Bridge bill scheduled for a vote, MinnPost 2/27/12 7:17 p.m.
• Stillwater Bridge vote in U.S. House planned this week, Pioneer Press 2/28/12 7:39 a.m.
  

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EDUCATION

• In Rushford, officials hope state bonding bill will fund new school, MPR
• Ad-hoc regents committee to discuss Sviggum case Friday, MPR
  

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ELECTIONS

• Voter ID compromise could avert amendment fight, MPR
  

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ENVIRONMENT

• Bill would start Minn. wolf season on deer opener, AP
• Supreme Court rejects emergency carp measures, AP
  

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Winona planning commission backs more rules for frac sand operations, Winona Daily News 2/28/12 12:00 a.m.
• Samuels jumps into race for Henn. Co. commisioner, MPR
• Recall against Wabasha commissioner dismissed, Winona Daily News 2/27/12 11:01 a.m.
• City mulls county offer on library, Mankato Free Press
• Wabasha County slashes levy 7.7%, Winona Daily News 2/28/12 12:00 a.m.
  

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LEGISLATURE

• Senate passes teacher layoffs bill, AP
• Senate votes against teacher seniority, Alexandria Echo Press 2/28/12 6:04 a.m.
  
• Republicans target abortion clinics with new restrictions, MPR
• Two bills increase abortion regulation, Pioneer Press 2/27/12 9:23 p.m.
  
• Legislation would require in-person visit for abortions, Rochester Post-Bulletin 2/27/12 10:50 a.m.
• State budget forecast is Wednesday, sets the map for Legislature, Rochester Post-Bulletin 2/27/12 9:08 a.m.
• ‘Racino’ touted as way to fund stadium, Pioneer Press 2/27/12 9:37 p.m.
• Plan closes tax loopholes, gives schools $2B, Pioneer Press 2/27/12 9:24 p.m.
• Carol McFarlane’s bid could force Matt Dean into House redistricting matchup, Pioneer Press 2/27/12 3:45 p.m.
• Senator from Elysian won’t see re-election in new district, Mankato Free Press
  

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• David Olson: Let’s keep best teachers in the classroom, Red Wing Republican Eagle 2/27/12 1:00 p.m.
• Paul Meunier: Filling the learning gap helps close the achievement gap, MinnPost 2/28/12 5:00 a.m.
  

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Prescription opiates a gateway to heroin, especially in Minn., MPR
• Changing times require rethinking rural leadership roles, Marshall Independent
  

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• State seeks move for north Minneapolis workforce center, Finance and Commerce 2/28/12 7:30 a.m.