Morning Report 5/18/2012

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BEST OF THE BLOGS

• Pulling back the curtain on the Minnesota legislature, Wry Wing Politics
• Paulers for Pat Anderson, Let Freedom Ring
  
• Congress pays back the ‘Red Bulls’, Hot Dish Politics
• McCollum tries again to ban military from sponsoring NASCAR, Capitol View
  
• Marriage amendment documentary stirs local tensions, Hot Dish Politics
• ‘Job creators’ & ‘compromise’: GOP doesn’t know the meaning, mnpACT!
  
• Will the Poll Tax Amendment mean the end of absentee voting?, MN Publius
  
• Boehner and Cantor pitch in to help Cravaack raise money, Capitol View
• What now on the party platform?, Freedom Dogs
  
• Emo Senator: district GOP leadership rebrands primary as awesome opportunity for voters, Bluestem Prairie
  

 

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Minnesota’s construction sector loses 1,600 jobs in April, Finance and Commerce 5/17/12 4:18 p.m.
• State’s jobless rate drops to 5.6 percent, Alexandria Echo Press 5/17/12 10:18 a.m.
• No stadium, but lots of ideas for Arden Hills land, Star Tribune 5/17/12 9:29 p.m.
  

 

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CAMPAIGNS

• GOP faces Paul insurgency at convention; gathering follows tough year for state party, AP 5/17/12 4:16 p.m
• Ron Paulites expected to rule Minnesota Republican convention, Pioneer Press 5/17/12 8:45 p.m.
• Ron Paul adds mystery to Minnesota GOP convention, Duluth News Tribune 5/17/12 4:10 p.m.
• Ron Paul supporters will flex muscles at Minn. GOP convention, MPR
  
• Green Party presidential candidate to stop in St. Paul, Pioneer Press 5/17/12 6:17 p.m.
• Pawlenty promotes Romney at Cocktails with the Governor, New Ulm Journal
  

 

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CONGRESS – HOUSE

• Panel approves McCollum measure to ban spending on NASCAR, MinnPost 5/17/12 6:05 p.m.

 

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DAYTON

• Some city projects are victims of Dayton’s tax bill veto, MPR
  

 

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ENVIRONMENT

• State buys up 64 pounds of toxic mercury offered on Craigslist, Pioneer Press 5/17/12 5:29 p.m.
• Pesticide drift confirmed from some Minnesota farm fields, MPR
• Responding to demand, state and regional agencies build more trails, MinnPost
  

 

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Henn. Co. chair suggests role for county in running Mpls. schools, Star Tribune 5/17/12 9:04 a.m.
  

 

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LEGISLATURE

• State Sen. Ortman will face GOP primary challenge from Schwichtenberg, MinnPost 5/17/12 2:24 p.m.
• Senjem blames Mankato lobbyist for civic center bonding failure, Mankato Free Press
• Sen: Jobs a ‘work in progress’ in Minnesota, Marshall Independent
  

 

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• Sen. Julianne Ortman: Dayton turned his back on compromise, Minnesotans, Star Tribune 5/17/12 8:45 p.m.
• Erma Vizenor: Session’s over — but the governing is just beginning, Star Tribune 5/17/12 7:58 p.m.
• Lori Sturdevant: In Senate race, a preview of GOP strategy, Star Tribune 5/17/12 7:45 p.m.
  

 

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Editorial: Reform prospects dim after tax veto, Star Tribune 5/17/12 7:56 p.m.

 

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PEOPLE

• The changing face of Minnesota, Star Tribune 5/17/12 9:55 p.m.
  

 

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• St. Paul man charged in shooting that grazed lawmaker’s daughter, Pioneer Press 5/17/12 7:00 p.m.
• Ely wildfire doused after threatening northern Minnesota town, AP 5/17/12 8:28 p.m.
  

 

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Minneapolis panel recommends demolishing Peavey Plaza, Finance and Commerce 5/17/12 1:54 p.m.
• Central Corridor construction’s impact on businesses to be studied, Pioneer Press 5/17/12 6:35 p.m.
• Mpls. City Council committee votes to demolish Peavey Plaza, MPR
  

 

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TRANSPORTATION

• Bridge rehab plans move forward, Winona Daily News 5/17/12 10:43 p.m.