Morning Report 4/20/2012

• Poll Tax Amendment would replace real ballots with provisional ballots, MN Publius
• SD51: Does Mike Maguire have a legit reason to challenge the party endorsement?, MN Progressive Project
• Top 10 facts about our LOW taxes, Growth & Justice
• House Republicans block DFL move on Vikings stadium, Hot Dish Politics
• Vikings to Semi-Nomadic Existence II — The Offer You Can’t Refuse, Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood
• Revolting, Shot in the Dark
• Stadium negotiations intensify (again) at Capitol, Capitol View
  
• Senjem has no plans to retire, Political Notebook
  
• Bachmann weighs in on this weekend’s 1st District GOP fight, Hot Dish Politics
• Oh no Mr. Bills – Capitol repair bill fails – by 1 vote, Rep. Bills absent, Residual Forces
• Emo Senator: Mike Parry defies public sector unions by taking their campaign donations, Bluestem Prairie
  

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Minnesota’s job losses raise doubts, Star Tribune 4/19/12 9:42 p.m.
• Mini-dip in Minnesota jobs draws mixed reactions, Pioneer Press 4/20/12 1:01 a.m.
  

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CAMPAIGNS

• Quist gets key support from Bachmann, Winona Daily News 4/20/12 12:00 a.m.
• 8th District Democrats debate issues in Duluth, Duluth News Tribune 4/19/12 10:08 p.m.
• Three DFLers debate in Duluth to challenge Cravaack, MPR
  

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CONGRESS – HOUSE

• Rep. Peterson optimistic about farm bill, MPR
  

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EDUCATION

• Muralist tackles global citizenship on Macalester wall, Star Tribune 4/19/12 5:11 p.m.
• Group marks 25 years of higher-ed advocacy, Rochester Post-Bulletin 4/18/12 9:20 a.m.
  

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Goodhue County Board member suggests townships regulate silica sand mining, Rochester Post-Bulletin 4/18/12 9:22 a.m.
  

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HEALTH CARE

• Nurses demonstrate over wages, Albert Lea Tribune 4/19/12 11:12 a.m.
  

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LEGISLATURE

• What’s really behind the abortion bills in Legislature?, MinnPost 4/19/12 10:47 a.m.
• Abortion bills part of end-of-session mix, MPR
  
• Republicans link Dayton’s likes with bills he won’t, Pioneer Press 4/19/12 11:11 p.m.
• Capitol restoration bill rejected by one vote in Minnesota House, Pioneer Press 4/20/12 7:50 a.m.
• Final action near on proposal opening beer sales at University of Minnesota campus stadium, AP 4/19/12 6:59 p.m.
• House narrowly rejects Capitol restoration bill, MPR
• State’s construction plans tossed into disarray, Star Tribune 4/19/12 9:46 p.m.
  
• House committee approves bill to expand gambling, MPR
• North Dakota governor stung by Minn. lawmaker’s criticism of Capitol building, AP 4/20/12 7:09 a.m.
  

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• Patrick G. Hall: Law could have serious effect on cost, quality and accessibility of health care, Duluth News Tribune 4/20/12 12:00 a.m.
  

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Editorial: Loosen fireworks laws — or ban everything, Rochester Post-Bulletin 4/19/12 7:32 a.m.
  

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PEOPLE

• In unemployment appeal, Michael Brodkorb denies policy violations, misconduct, AP 4/19/12 10:32 p.m.
  

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Sexually-transmitted diseases rose sharply in 2011 in Minnesota, Star Tribune 4/19/12 9:43 a.m.
• New law protects children, vulnerable adults, Albert Lea Tribune 4/19/12 11:04 a.m.
• Give landlords incentive to upgrade appliances, Minnesota 2020 says, MPR
  

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Resolution on city plaza hours gets hearing, MinnPost 4/19/12 9:12 a.m.
• Light-rail copper wire theft does $20,000 in damage, Star Tribune 4/19/12 8:38 p.m.
• After May tornado, things brightening on North Side, Star Tribune 4/20/12 12:29 a.m.
  

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STADIUMS

• Vikings threatened? NFL boss headed to Capitol, WCCO 4/19/12 7:00 p.m.
• NFL officials coming to St. Paul Friday not to threaten, but to discuss stadium subsidy, Dayton says, MinnPost 4/19/12 2:42 p.m.
• NFL’s Goodell to tout stadium in person, Star Tribune 4/20/12 6:53 a.m.
• Not so fast: Why a Vikings’ move wouldn’t be easy, MinnPost 4/20/12 8:15 a.m.
  

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TRANSPORTATION

• I-35W/Lake Street transit station plans inch forward, Finance and Commerce 4/20/12 7:35 a.m.