Morning Report 4/27/2012

• Arne Carlson asks when Minnesota handed voting over to Mary Kiffmeyer, MN Progressive Project
• CD2 Endorsing Convention on Saturday – Need Some Final Answers, mnpACT!
• Dayton vetoes abortion clinic licensing bill, Hot Dish Politics
• Tax talk trumps stadium hearing, Capitol Chatter
  
• Franken vows to investigate Accretive Health, Capitol View
  
• GOP group opposes gambling expansion for stadium, Hot Dish Politics
• GOP: No new revenue…except when Vikings are involved, mnpACT!
• Hunting and fishing fees to increase under Game and Fish bill, Capitol View
• Play Misty For Me, Part IV: Promises Carved In Sand, Shot in the Dark
• Emo Senator: Will CD1 Republican rules make Mike Parry or Allen Quist a June bride?, Bluestem Prairie

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Ethanol plant lists first-quarter loss as subsidy ends, MPR
• Former deans file whistleblower lawsuits against Globe University, MPR
  

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CAMPAIGNS

• House District 28B: Davids unopposed; Tschumper and Archer vie for DFL nod, Winona Daily News 4/27/12 12:00 a.m.
• Miller, Krage seek District 28 endorsements, Winona Daily News 4/27/12 12:00 a.m.
• Date of GOP endorsing convention unresolved, New Ulm Journal
  

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CONGRESS – SENATE

• Al Franken, invoking Paul and Sheila Wellstone, weeps on Senate floor, Politico
• Franken: Bill could keep rural post offices open, MPR
  

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CRIME / POLICE

• Dolan setting standard for his replacement as Minneapolis police chief, Star Tribune 4/26/12 7:41 p.m.
  

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DAYTON

• Abortion clinic registration bill gets Dayton veto, MinnPost 4/26/12 2:31 p.m.
• Gov. vetoes abortion facility license fees, AP
  

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EDUCATION

• Who’s competing to become Crookston chancellor, Star Tribune 4/26/12 9:55 a.m.
  

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ENVIRONMENT

• Invasive species bill targets Minnesota boaters, Star Tribune 4/26/12 9:34 p.m.
  

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• South St. Paul City’s parks commission pushes referendum for improvements, Pioneer Press 4/26/12 8:36 p.m.
• Douglas County commissioners approve redistricting plan, Alexandria Echo Press 4/27/12 12:00 a.m.
  

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HEALTH CARE

• Some Minnesotans to get insurance rebate, MPR
  

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LEGISLATURE

• Senate passes Legacy spending overwhelmingly, Pioneer Press 4/26/12 8:36 p.m.
• First graders stymied by state legislators, Star Tribune 4/26/12 8:29 p.m.
• A colorful, bipartisan tribute to DFL Rep. Kate Knuth, MinnPost 4/26/12 2:37 p.m.
• Vikings sidelined for tax, bonding bills, Star Tribune 4/26/12 10:01 p.m.
• Tying together gambling, stadium a dicey prospect for lawmakers, MPR
• Will rank and file lawmakers support the stadium?, MPR
• Small group of legislative leaders working on compromises, Mankato Free Press
• Little support for stadium among Minneapolis lawmakers, MPR
• Special legislation for Kandiyohi County finds itself in limbo, West Central Tribune 4/27/12 12:00 a.m.
  

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• Mike Dean: Voter ID — what lurks in Minnesota’s proposed amendment, Pioneer Press 4/27/12 12:01 a.m.
• Todd Klingel, Matt Kramer: Southwest Twin Cities needs light rail to support private sector job growth, Pioneer Press 4/27/12 12:01 a.m.
• Stephanie Podulke: In Olmsted County, there are many kinds of poverty, Rochester Post-Bulletin 4/26/12 10:25 a.m.
  

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Editorial: State hit hard over Medicaid missteps, Star Tribune 4/26/12 9:21 p.m.
  

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Tax credit at risk for low-income housing, Finance and Commerce 4/26/12 4:35 p.m.
• Red Lake tribal officials frustrated by dispute that keeps detention center empty, unused, MPR
• At least 100 ticketed in anti-distracted driving campaign, Pioneer Press 4/26/12 10:49 p.m.
• Minneapolis-St. Paul airport terminal reopens after suspicious bag prompts evacuation, AP 4/27/12 8:03 a.m.
  

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Minneapolis council could override Peavey Plaza demolition delay, MinnPost 4/26/12 4:58 p.m.
  

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STADIUMS

• Public on hook for Vikings stadium overruns, Star Tribune 4/26/12 11:21 p.m.
• Vikings stadium: St. Paul presses for piece of the pie, Pioneer Press 4/26/12 9:14 p.m.
• Panel review could sway Council stadium support, Star Tribune 4/26/12 11:57 p.m.
  

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TRANSPORTATION

• Bridge project may be greatest show on I-35E, Finance and Commerce 4/27/12 7:35 a.m.