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Morning Report 4/30/2012

by Staff
Published: April 30,2012
Time posted: 9:42 am

NEWS FROM POLITICS IN MINNESOTA / CAPITOL REPORT

Dayton vetoes fireworks bill 4/29/12 11:42 a.m.
Tax conferees reach deal on omnibus bill 4/28/12 11:45 p.m.
MN Senate approves bill to boost horse racing business 4/28/12 8:39 p.m.
Former Rep. Mike Obermueller wins DFL endorsement in CD2 4/28/12 4:00 p.m.
Hoped-for Monday adjournment prospects stall 4/28/12 3:57 p.m.
Hall wins GOP nod for Gerlach SD57 seat 4/28/12 1:25 p.m.
DeKruif doesn’t deny reconsidering retirement, Rosen challenge 4/28/12 11:50 a.m.
Senjem on bonding: ‘I don’t know how we get there at this point’ 4/28/12 11:37 a.m.
Vikings bill passes Taxes committee by a single vote 4/27/12 11:05 p.m.
The 10 days that upended the stadium debate 4/27/12 3:51 p.m.
Federal Medicaid hearing highlights Minnesota allegations 4/27/12 3:50 p.m.
Photos: The Week That Was at the Capitol 4/27/12 3:42 p.m.
Meanwhile, outside the spotlight 4/27/12 3:31 p.m.
Phil Krinkie: How do you spell ‘success’? 4/27/12 3:22 p.m.

BEST OF THE BLOGS

C’mon GOP Leg: Where is the evidence? Where is the proof?, mnpACT!
Arne Carlson ignores Minnesota’s Constitution, Let Freedom Ring
Game and fish bill on its way to governor, Capitol View
Peterson, Walz break party line, vote for Republican student loan bill, Hot Dish Politics
Steve Drazkowski sets charitable gaming issue straight, Let Freedom Ring
Sen. John Marty: Vikings stadium subsidy comes to $77.30 per ticket, The Deets
Vikings to Plot of Land East of Metrodome XII – Chicken, Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood
The nanny state squelches fireworks rights, Power Line
Chip Cravaack by the numbers, Let Freedom Ring
There was some good news…, Shot in the Dark
Spectre of failed burrito baron haunts GOP as authorities scrutinize Count Them All Properly, Bluestem Prairie

BUSINESS / ECONOMY

Small Internet providers fading, Star Tribune 4/29/12 11:36 a.m.

CAMPAIGNS

GOP firm’s ‘CEOs’ in the dark, Star Tribune 4/29/12 7:55 a.m.
DFL endorses Obermueller to take on GOP Rep. Kline, Rochester Post-Bulletin 4/28/12 7:23 p.m.
Obermueller wins DFL endorsement to challenge Kline, Pioneer Press 4/29/12 12:34 a.m.
Republicans still deciding how 1st District convention will proceed, Mankato Free Press
GOP state convention: short of cash but plenty of Paul delegates, MinnPost
Savick endorsed as DFL District 27A candidate, Albert Lea Tribune 4/29/12 3:12 p.m.
Northland Lutherans oppose Minnesota marriage amendment, Duluth News Tribune 4/30/12 12:00 a.m.

DAYTON

Dayton signs health and human services bill, MPR
Dayton signs bill that shifts oversight of school trust lands, Pioneer Press 4/29/12 12:34 a.m.
Dayton vetoes fireworks bill, citing hazards, Star Tribune 4/28/12 11:57 p.m.

EDUCATION

MnSCU surveys employers about needed job skills, MPR

GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

Commissioners host redistricting hearing Tuesday, New Ulm Journal

HEALTH CARE

Funding for St. Peter hospital renovations in doubt, MPR

LEGISLATURE

All quiet at the Capitol as tough decision day looms, Pioneer Press 4/29/12 10:37 p.m.
Speaker stalls stadium vote, citing lack of House support, MPR
Vikings stadium caught in Capitol stare down, Star Tribune 4/29/12 9:33 p.m.
Legislators are stuck on taxes, bonds and Vikings, Star Tribune 4/29/12 12:34 a.m.
GOP lawmakers stuck on Vikings stadium issue, MPR
Vikings stadium bill moves to full Senate, MPR
Senate Oks bill enhancing Minn. racetracks card games, giving tribal casinos simulcast power, AP 4/28/12 10:34 p.m.
Lawmakers want game-tied stadium taxes, AP
Worries about ‘the other guy’ could doom Minnesota legislative session — and stadium, MinnPost 4/29/12 6:41 p.m.
In Legislature, proposals just don’t die, Alexandria Echo Press
Legislators meet with Dayton on Highway 14, Mankato Free Press

OPINION – COMMENTARY

Lori Sturdevant: Stadiums may seem inevitable, and yet …, Star Tribune 4/28/12 7:03 p.m.

OPINION – EDITORIAL

Editorial: Senior legislators show their worth, Star Tribune 4/29/12 7:30 p.m.
Editorial: No good reason to wait on reform of teacher layoff rules, Pioneer Press 4/28/12 4:09 p.m.
Numbers fail to support claims of Cravaack’s critics, Duluth News Tribune 4/29/12 12:00 a.m.
Editorial: Invest now with eye on region’s future, Star Tribune 4/28/12 7:01 p.m.
Editorial: Dolan steadied city’s police force, Star Tribune 4/27/12 10:29 p.m.

PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

Homelessness rising dramatically in Twin Cities suburbs, Star Tribune 4/29/12 8:06 p.m.
Allina Health launches healthy neighborhoods program, MPR
State’s immigration tide shifts back to Mexico, Star Tribune 4/29/12 8:44 p.m.
Even in the ER, Fairview patients faced bill collectors, Star Tribune 4/29/12 9:35 a.m.
Accretive says it’s working to address Minnesota concerns, Star Tribune 4/29/12 4:35 p.m.
St. Paul Police shoot bear in Frogtown neighborhood, Star Tribune 4/29/12 5:29 p.m.
Minneapolis murder trial rallies transgender community, MPR

TRANSPORTATION

St. Croix River bridge: Muck sucks up money for project, Pioneer Press 4/28/12 11:50 p.m.

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