Morning Report 5/1/2012

• Dayton issues second abortion veto, Hot Dish Politics
• Latest Vikings stadium ploy: soccer?, MN Progressive Project
  
• Minnesota license fee increases get through GOP legislature, MN Progressive Project
• Dysfunctional state government, mnpACT!
• Tails tell the tale in the dispute over the Tax bill, Capitol View
• Shannon Savick announces for State House 27A seat, MN Progressive Project
• Legislative notebook: Dayton, GOP agree on health care funding, Capitol Chatter
  
• URS offers to fly chief executive in to lobby Dayton for state contract, Hot Dish Politics
  
• Tax conference committee avoids cuts to renters’ property tax refunds, passes tax bill, MN Budget Bites
• Nighttime and weekend votes should be strictly limited at the Legislature, MN Publius
  
• …And there was some bad news. Maybe., Shot in the Dark
  
• Emo Senator: Mike Parry thinks free rent for Wilfs’ hypothetical soccer team is awesome, Bluestem Prairie
• It almost makes light rail look fiscally responsible, Shot in the Dark
• Three senators say taxes paid by fans can help fund stadium, Capitol View
  
• Emo Senator: August primary battle extends beloved telenovela into summer sweeps, Bluestem Prairie
  

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Good jobs sign: more online want ads, MPR
• Credit union to operate out of high school in St. Paul, KSTP 4/30/12 5:16 p.m.
• Delta Air Lines buys a refinery, estimates it can cut fuel bill by $300 million a year, AP 4/30/12 5:57 p.m.
  

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CAMPAIGNS

• Quist will run for congressional seat in Aug. 14 primary election, Mankato Free Press
• Elysian lawmaker again deliberates run against Rosen, Mankato Free Press
• Tschumper to take on Davids in House District 28B, Winona Daily News 5/1/12 12:00 a.m.
  
• Visualizing presidential campaign contributions throughout Minnesota, MinnPost 4/30/12 9:20 a.m.
• Minn. GOP reaches deal with landlord to avoid eviction, Star Tribune 4/30/12 10:03 p.m.
  

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CONGRESS – SENATE

• Franken calls for standardized student aid forms, MPR
  

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CRIME / POLICE

• Rybak picks cop to lead department she once challenged, Star Tribune 4/30/12 11:55 p.m.
• Q&A: Mpls. Assistant Police Chief Janee Harteau, MPR
• Apple Valley chief defends officers’ actions in fatal shooting of suspect, Star Tribune 4/30/12 2:52 p.m.
• Inquiry backs two top police officers, Pioneer Press 4/30/12 9:32 p.m.
  

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DAYTON

• Dayton vetoes medication abortion bill, AP
• Dayton’s HHS bill signing becomes a bipartisan celebration, MinnPost 4/30/12 12:40 p.m.
  

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EDUCATION

• U professor settles charges of double pay, Star Tribune 4/30/12 9:56 p.m.
  

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Silica sand mining moratorium in Winona County expires, MPR
  

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LEGISLATURE

• Legislature: Session-ending deal elusive, Star Tribune 4/30/12 10:48 p.m.
• Horse race gambling deal clears House, MPR
• Tribal casinos, private horse tracks make legislative deal on enhanced gambling, AP 4/30/12 11:48 p.m.
• Racetrack, casino bill zips through Minnesota Legislature, Star Tribune 5/1/12 6:02 a.m.
• Stadium, bonding and tax changes all in play, Marshall Independent
  
• Legislature signs off on payout bill inspired by Burnsville schools case, Pioneer Press 4/30/12 11:49 p.m.
  
• Minnesota House expected to vote on gambling bill, MPR
• Capitol talks continue with little progress reported, MPR
  
• What ALEC bills might we see next session?, MinnPost 4/30/12 9:15 a.m.

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Editorial: Legislature should aim for ‘win-win’, Star Tribune 4/30/12 9:18 p.m.
  

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Protest group plans to “occupy” house to prevent eviction, Star Tribune 4/30/12 1:47 p.m.
• AIDS, HIV cases drop 12% in Minnesota, Star Tribune 4/30/12 11:34 a.m.
• Fixing a ride, fixing a life on the Iron Range, MPR
• BNSF pays families $29 million to settle 2003 Anoka crash, Star Tribune 4/30/12 9:24 p.m.
  

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Park Board poised to spend $1.37 million on river parcel, Star Tribune 4/30/12 12:06 p.m.
  

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TRANSPORTATION

• Beard: State shutdown could cost $70 million, Finance and Commerce 4/30/12 5:01 p.m.
• MnDOT landscaping project to cost $235,000, KSTP 4/30/12 3:50 p.m.
• High tech transit emerging in the woods, MPR