Morning Report 5/29/2012

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BEST OF THE BLOGS

• Ramsey County won’t investigate GOP recount company, Hot Dish Politics
• Gov. Dayton, ex-wife, DFL conspiring against miners, Let Freedom Ring
• Beyond stadium – Real leadership from Thissen & Rybak, mnpACT!
• Better know a Senate District: 49, LeftMN
• Senator ‘Do as I say, not as I do’, True North
• DFL chief wants parties to move toward center, Capitol Chatter
  
• Sheriff Stanek’s zeal exceeds common sense, MN Progressive Project
• Dayton complains about slush fund he signed into law, Let Freedom Ring
  
• Busting myths about the stadium, The Mayor Blog
  
• Emo Senator: Parry and Quist bicker over Pawlenty-era state contracts with Medicaid, Bluestem Prairie
  

 

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• State to spend $600K on dislocated workers, Finance and Commerce 5/25/12 5:41 p.m.
• Twin Cities apartment sales on track to top 2011, Finance and Commerce 5/29/12 7:20 a.m.
  
• Maplewood warehouse turns into a growhouse, Star Tribune 5/28/12 8:36 p.m.
• Bill would speed FDA approvals for medical device makers, MPR
  

 

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CAMPAIGNS

• 3 DFLers vie for a shot at Cravaack, Star Tribune
  

 

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DAYTON

• Capitol repair project hits a snag, MPR
  

 

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EDUCATION

• New Minneapolis school district headquarters shine bright, Star Tribune 5/28/12 8:58 p.m.
  

 

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ELECTIONS

• Secretary of State discusses Voter ID issues, Marshall Independent
  

 

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ENVIRONMENT

• Canada pledges $17.5M to fight Asian carp, AP
  

 

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Brooklyn Park City Council to vote on special election, Star Tribune 5/26/12 6:17 p.m.
  

 

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LEGISLATURE

• Legislators explain session at BE forum, Faribault County Register
• Legislators tour Elmore Academy, Faribault County Register
• Rosenblum: Legislature gets in the swim of things on children’s issues, Star Tribune 5/26/12 10:44 p.m.
• New panel led by Hackbarth pretty quiet, Star Tribune 5/26/12 11:40 p.m.
  

 

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• Lori Sturdevant: Sales tax bill becomes a litmus test, Star Tribune 5/26/12 10:23 p.m.
• Craig Westover: Ron Paul revolution is well beyond the fringe, Star Tribune 5/26/12 11:41 a.m.
  
• Steve Morse: Legislative session gave us some environmental gains — and losses, MinnPost 5/29/12 5:00 a.m.
• Bob Carney, Jr.: Minnesota’s cookie-cutter GOP, Star Tribune 5/27/12 9:09 p.m.
  

 

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Editorial: Focus on education in era of diversity, Star Tribune 5/25/12 9:08 p.m.
  

 

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Officers arrest Occupy protesters locked in home, MPR
• Twin Cities food shelves are diversifying, Star Tribune 5/28/12 8:50 p.m.
• Babbitt’s struggle to replace pharmacist a sign of the times, MPR
• Rising water prompts floods, boat ban along metro rivers, KSTP 5/28/12 12:24 p.m.
  

 

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Mpls. church after fire: ‘What we have before us is a new journey’, Star Tribune 5/28/12 10:58 p.m.
• South Minneapolis church destroyed by three-alarm fire, MPR
  
• Zapata statue to find new plaza home in Minneapolis, Star Tribune 5/27/12 11:52 p.m.
• St. Anthony: They’re leading a Lowry Avenue renaissance, Star Tribune 5/27/12 7:15 p.m.
  

 

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STADIUMS

• Anti-Vikings stadium crowd silent, Star Tribune 5/28/12 11:11 p.m.
• At key point, it was state vs. Vikings. Guess who blinked., Pioneer Press 5/27/12 5:34 p.m.
• Soon-to-be-named stadium authority to influence $975 million Vikings stadium, AP
  

 

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TRANSPORTATION

• Feedback sought on walkability near Central Corridor LRT, MPR
• St. Croix bridge prep work scheduled to begin in June, MPR
• MnDOT searches state for veteran-owned contractors, KSTP 5/28/12 7:55 p.m.