Morning Report 4/12/2012

• More on Klobuchar and the anti-marriage amendment, MN Publius
• Biden attends fundraiser for Klobuchar, Hot Dish Politics
• U.S. House incumbents Kline, Peterson flush with campaign cash, Hot Dish Politics
• Ellison fires back after West makes Communist allegation, Capitol View
• CD 2 DFL Candidates: Patrick Ganey, mnpACT!
• Terminated SCSU administrator blows whistle on President Potter, Let Freedom Ring
  
• KSTP’s disengenuous Jay Koll’s false equivalency smear of DFL over debt, MN Progressive Project
• If election integrity is the goal, how about voter suppression?, mnpACT!
• Minnesota House on wetlands: Drain, baby, drain!, Outdoor News
• Little bipartisan nuance day on the prairie: Tony Cornish and Collin Peterson get colorful, Bluestem Prairie
  

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Board: Dunn’s resignation hasn’t ended personal conduct probe, MPR
  

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CAMPAIGNS

• Biden praises Sen. Klobuchar as a needed ally, Star Tribune 4/11/12 9:37 p.m.
• Tea Party groups expect largest Duluth rally yet, Duluth News Tribune 4/12/12 12:00 a.m.
  

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CONGRESS – HOUSE

• Ellison, Progressive Caucus: West’s communism remarks McCarthy-esque, MinnPost 4/11/12 6:48 p.m.
  

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EDUCATION

• William Mitchell law faculty opposes marriage amendment, MPR
• UMN graduate-assistant union group accuses U of unfair election practices, MPR
  

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ENVIRONMENT

• N.D. challenges Minnesota limit on coal-fired power plants, MPR
  

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Silica sand dominates Red Wing discussion, Rochester Post-Bulletin 4/12/12 7:46 a.m.
• Willmar mosque permit approval forwarded for action Monday by City Council, West Central Tribune 4/12/12 12:00 a.m.
  

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LEGISLATURE

• Dems say GOP conducting ‘do nothing’ session, Mankato Free Press
• Legislation would make all Minnesota foster homes smoke free, AP 4/12/12 8:03 a.m.
  

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• Rep. Tina Liebling: Smoke-free foster care is common sense; state should act, MinnPost 4/12/12 5:00 a.m.
• Andy Cilek: With voter ID, state would be in compliance, Star Tribune 4/11/12 7:03 p.m.
• Beverly Luther: Another reason to reject the marriage amendment, Star Tribune 4/11/12 6:53 p.m.
• Justin E.A. Busch: A ballpark and the complexities of Lowertown, Pioneer Press 4/11/12 7:08 p.m.
  

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Editorial: A troubling lack of candor from state agency, Star Tribune 4/11/12 7:52 p.m.
• Editorial: Retirement wave builds in Minnesota, and with opportunity for reform, Pioneer Press 4/11/12 7:07 p.m.
  

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PEOPLE

• Retiring baby boomers leave agency with ‘brain drain’, Pioneer Press 4/11/12 2:24 p.m.
  

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Twins lift ban on chewing tobacco at Target Field, Star Tribune 4/11/12 7:37 p.m.
• Corporate watchdog group: Get rid of hospital McDonald’s restaurants, MPR
• Police: Gang members drive uptick in north Minneapolis robberies, MPR
  

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Rybak: City’s future depends on revitalizing North Side, Star Tribune 4/11/12 10:17 a.m.
• Rybak: To grow Mpls, focus on the north side, MPR
• With nary a stadium mention, Rybak address focuses on North Minneapolis, MinnPost 4/11/12 3:29 p.m.
• St. Paul’s Union Depot restoration nearing completion, Pioneer Press 4/11/12 7:39 p.m.