Morning Report 3/22/2012

• Shoot first, America., The Same Rowdy Crowd
• Photo ID and Republican values, The Cucking Stool
• We wanted action on jobs…action we did not get, mnpACT!
  
• Chanting Points Memo: Jerbs Vs. Jobs, Shot in the Dark
• Cravaack calls for ouster of U.S. Attorney General, Hot Dish Politics
• Senate tax bill cuts business property taxes, asks Dayton to make cuts, Capitol View
• Hard work paying off for public schools, despite rising poverty and inequality, Growth & Justice
  
• Bachmannn appeals for campaign cash to fight health care law, Capitol View
• Breaking down the StarTribune’s Vikings stadium Wilfare editorial, The Deets
  
• I.D.’ing the problem II — The street where you live, Mr. Dilletante’s Neighborhood
• What TakeAction Minnesota isn’t telling Minnesotans, Let Freedom Ring
• Absolute zero, Speed Gibson
• MN-08: Why 1974 is not a roadmap for 2012, MN Progressive Project
  
• Emo Senator: former 2010 candidate downplays knowledge of politics to slam Mike Parry, Bluestem Prairie
  

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Twin Cities initiative aims to expand business exports, Pioneer Press 3/22/12 7:53 a.m.
  

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CAMPAIGNS

• What might the voter ID political campaign look like?, MPR
  

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CONGRESS – SENATE

• Franken, Dems push for new Super PAC law, MPR
• Klobuchar wants clamp down on oil speculators, MPR
• Area residents share Farm Bill concerns, Marshall Independent
  

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ELECTIONS

• Activist: Let there be voter ID, just don’t make it racial issue, Marshall Independent
  

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Pequaywan Township resolution cold to copper mining, Duluth News Tribune 3/22/12 12:00 a.m.
  

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LEGISLATURE

• House committee approves bonding bill; $280 million pricetag pales to Dayton proposal, Pioneer Press 3/21/12 5:52 p.m.
• Voter ID bill headed to Senate floor, MPR
• Senate committee advances Voter ID bill hours after it was approved in the House, Pioneer Press 3/21/12 7:06 p.m.
• House passes GOP business tax elimination, AP
  
• House GOP pushes business tax elimination, but Democrats zero in on cost to renters, AP 3/21/12 7:41 p.m.
• Rukavina amendment sets allocation of copper-nickel mining taxes, Duluth News Tribune 3/22/12 12:00 a.m.
  
• Mall of America wants tax break extended, Star Tribune 3/21/12 9:35 p.m.
• Minnesota GOP proposals would phase out state property taxes for businesses, Pioneer Press 3/21/12 11:13 p.m.
  
• Sports facility: 0-for-2 on bonding, Marshall Independent
• Education bills: Crunch time at the Capitol, MinnPost 3/21/12 9:30 a.m.
• Is it last call for Minn. legislators’ free ride on DWIs?, Star Tribune 3/22/12 12:01 a.m.
  
• University of Minnesota aquatic species research center would get $4.4 million in House bill, Pioneer Press 3/2112 7:41 p.m.
  
• Brodkorb closer to filing lawsuit against Senate, MPR
• Brodkorb takes step toward lawsuit, AP 3/21/12 5:32 p.m.
  
• Michael Brodkorb’s legal filing caps wild week of political drama, ups ante with Senate, MinnPost 3/21/12 5:58 p.m.
• Hilty won’t seek re-election to Minnesota Legislature, Duluth News Tribune 3/22/12 7:19 a.m.
  

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• Rep. Kate Knuth: Warm March, but a chill on energy policy in Minnesota, Star Tribune 3/21/12 7:50 p.m.
• Pete Hegseth: Medical device tax will hit small and mid-size companies hard, Pioneer Press 3/21/12 5:56 p.m.
• Ghita Worcester: Column misrepresented services provided by Minnesota UCare, Duluth News Tribune 3/22/12 12:00 a.m.
  

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Student loan delinquency harming economy, Albert Lea Tribune 3/21/12 9:56 a.m.
• Editorial: City pledge needed to kick-start stadium, Star Tribune 3/21/12 6:39 p.m.
  

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Contractors question new minority hiring goals, Finance and Commerce 3/21/12 5:00 p.m.
• Minnesota ups minority hiring goals as Twin Cities grow more diverse, Pioneer Press 3/21/12 7:24 p.m.
  
• 3 sheriffs try virtual consolidation of dispatchers, MPR
• St. Paul tenants unclear on who pays to clean up bedbug-infested apartments, Pioneer Press 3/21/12 11:53 p.m.
  

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Latinos, Somalis want new Minneapolis ward boundaries, MPR
• In St. Paul, Prior Avenue Bikeway work may begin this summer, Pioneer Press 3/21/12 7:51 p.m.
  

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STADIUMS

• Vikings stadium talks at Capitol have gone quiet, Pioneer Press 3/21/12 7:42 p.m.
  

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TRANSPORTATION

• Lawmakers debate funding for Southwest light rail, MPR