Morning Report 5/10/2012

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BEST OF THE BLOGS

• Whew! At least nobody was overtly stealing…, mnpACT!
• Quist calls for immediate audit of state’s Medicaid program, Political Notebook
  
• Pawlenty to close remnants of national political operation, Capitol View
• Ron Paul to address state GOP convention, Capitol View
• Building a team folks will want to join, True North
• Dayton appoints new head of pollution control agency, Hot Dish Politics
  
• Just as $330 is between $200 and $300, The Cucking Stool
  
• Photo ID-supporting group accused of not registering as charity, Hot Dish Politics
• Legislature passed the stadium bill – Vikings dictate the terms, mnpACT!
• Legislators think the end is near, Capitol Chatter
• Anzelc IRRRB daylight provision to become law, Minnesota Brown
• 23 House Retirements, Capitol View
  
• Well, we needed more taxes anyway, didn’t we?, Shot in the Dark
• House OKs stadium, on to Senate, Capitol Chatter
• Key points to stadium bill, Capitol Chatter
  
• New agreement boosts Vikings stadium share to $477 million, Hot Dish Politics
  
• Vikings stadium bill one step away from Gov. Dayton, Capitol View
  

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Bid for more disclosure of 3M’s political spending fails, MPR
  

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CAMPAIGNS

• Ron Paul to address Minnesota GOP convention, AP 5/9/12 8:55 p.m.
  

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CONGRESS – HOUSE

• New Chamber of Commerce ad backs Cravaack, MinnPost 5/9/12 12:08 p.m.
• Rep. Cravaack: Cut climate change education funds, Star Tribune 5/9/12 11:33 p.m.
  

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CONGRESS – SENATE

• Klobuchar pushes social media privacy bill, MPR
  

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CRIME / POLICE

• Did cop hand out marijuana? State puts trooper on paid leave, Pioneer Press 5/9/12 8:45 p.m.
• Minn. police drop controversial drug program, MPR
  
• St. Paul City Council pays $86K in police brutality case, Star Tribune 5/9/12 8:26 p.m.
  

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EDUCATION

• Eden Prairie schools altered, Star Tribune 5/9/12 7:26 p.m.
  

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HEALTH CARE

• U, Fairview to build $182 million clinic near campus, Star Tribune 5/9/12 9:30 a.m.
  

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LEGISLATURE

• Lawmakers add $50M to Vikings’ stadium tab, AP 5/10/12 6:53 a.m.
• House passes stadium deal; Senate up next, Star Tribune 5/10/12 7:56 a.m.
  
• Bills not perfect, but major hurdles have been cleared, Marshall Independent
• Vikings one vote away from new stadium, AP
• Vikings one step closer to new stadium, MPR
  
• Vikings stadium: team reacts, AP
  
• Conference committee working stadium deal behind closed doors, MPR
• House passes smaller, less-expensive tax bill, MPR
• Purple state: Mapping Vikings stadium legislative votes, MinnPost 5/9/12 10:48 a.m.
• House Republicans pass revised tax-relief bill for businesses, Pioneer Press 5/9/12 9:10 p.m.
• Blackout amendment unlikely to stick to bill, says senator, Pioneer Press 5/9/12 8:06 p.m.
• Senate structures pay for expected legal bills, Pioneer Press 5/9/12 11:13 p.m.
  

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Study: Homelessness persists on reservations despite improved housing, MPR
• Central Minnesotans kick the tires of regional plan, MPR

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Light rail pushes evolution of Prospect Park, Finance and Commerce 5/10/12 7:35 a.m.
• St. Paul plans further appeal after losing decision in Lofts construction suit, MinnPost 5/9/12 1:36 p.m.
• Central Corridor work to close University Avenue behind Capitol four months; neighbors fear disruption, Pioneer Press 5/10/12 12:36 a.m.
  

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STADIUMS

• Vikings’ dilemma: How much is too much for stadium?, AP
• The Minnesota Vikings stadium: a test of economic principle, TIME