Morning Report 5/9/2012

• Super PAC backs Hegseth in Klobuchar challenge 5/8/12 10:48 a.m.
• Vikings stadium proposal clears Senate, headed to conference committee 5/9/12 12:43 a.m.
  

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BEST OF THE BLOGS

• The Minnesota Vikings — based in Delaware?, Political Notebook
• Senate reinstates Minneapolis referendum for Vikings stadium, Hot Dish Politics
• MN GOP reaches rent agreement with landlord, won’t be evicted, Capitol View
• Franken, Klobuchar vow to fight for Senate student loan bill, Hot Dish Politics
• $500 million bonding bill receives final OK, Capitol Chatter
• Vikings user fee votes — before and after, Hot Dish Politics
  
• Vikings to Plot of Land East of Metrodome XIX — Festooning in the Senate, Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood
• Open Letter To The Vikings, Shot in the Dark
• Senate gives Vikings a sweetheart deal, MN Publius
  
• Jeff Hayden proposes amendment to help women and girls escape sex trafficking, MN Progressive Project
• Three blind mice (Bakk, Thissen & Winkler) won’t find jobs in tax bill, Let Freedom Ring
  
• Blast from the past: despite Pew Hispanic Center report, Minnesota’s xenophobes soldier on, Bluestem Prairie
• Show us some smoke, Shot in the Dark
• Bachmann is also a Swiss citizen, Capitol View
  

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Report: Workers’ comp claims going down, Finance and Commerce 5/8/12 6:34 p.m.
• Higher house prices coming, according to new research, Star Tribune 5/8/12 2:35 p.m.
• New 3M CEO predicts ‘significant hiring’ in next few years, Pioneer Press 5/8/12 3:19 p.m.
• St. Paul officials happy that small subsidy helps get $50 million steel firm investment, MinnPost 5/8/12 10:21 a.m.
• Dolan earnings plunge 95% as revenue falls, Pioneer Press 5/8/12 11:26 a.m.

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CAMPAIGNS

• Super PAC backs Senate candidate Hegseth, MinnPost 5/8/12 12:05 p.m.
  

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CONGRESS – HOUSE

• Cravaack introduces Boundary Waters land swap bill, Duluth News Tribune 5/8/12 7:56 p.m.
  

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CONGRESS – SENATE

• Sen. Klobuchar seeks legislation to ban employers from getting Facebook passwords, Alexandria Echo Press 5/8/12 2:16 p.m.
  

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CRIME / POLICE

• Honoring gun-range law could be daunting, police say, Star Tribune 5/8/12 10:58 p.m.
  

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DAYTON

• Dayton vetoes ‘fire sprinkler’ bill, Finance and Commerce 5/8/12 4:14 p.m.
• Dayton signs omnibus agriculture legislation into law, Alexandria Echo Press 5/8/12 11:52 a.m.
  

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EDUCATION

• University of Minnesota plans for next big building in biomedical district, Finance and Commerce 5/8/12 4:04 p.m.
• By one yardstick, Southwest tops state high schools, Star Tribune 5/8/12 3:43 p.m.
• ESL conference speakers describe Minnesota’s changing language learning landscape, TC Daily Planet
• Dean argues that design thinking ought to guide STEM education, Star Tribune 5/8/12 5:30 p.m.
  

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ENVIRONMENT

• Faster study a small step toward stopping carp, AP 5/8/12 5:52 p.m.
  

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Dakota County’s Branning to retire from County Board, Star Tribune 5/8/12 2:40 p.m.
• Auditor: MN should encourage local gov’t consolidation, MPR

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LEGISLATURE

• Second chance for bonding rejects in DEED’s new $47.5M fund, Finance and Commerce 5/8/12 4:56 p.m.
• At Capitol, $50 million fund for local projects, AP
• $566 million projects bill heads to Dayton, Star Tribune 5/8/12 8:29 p.m.
• Dayton expected to sign $496 million bonding bill passed by House, Pioneer Press 5/8/12 6:57 p.m.
  
• Capital investment bill on its way to the governor, Session Daily
• Bill repeals IRRRB privacy provisions, Duluth News Tribune 5/9/12 12:00 a.m.
  
• Reps. Murray, Poppe vote in favor of Vikings stadium bill, Albert Lea Tribune 5/8/12 9:28 a.m.
• Lawmakers tell Vikings no-go on soccer deal, KSTP 5/8/12 8:41 p.m.
  
• Senate bill increases Vikings’ contribution to $452M, MPR
• Minnesota Senate passes Vikings stadium bill, AP
• Senate debates Vikings stadium late Tuesday, Mankato Free Press
• Minnesota Vikings stadium bill clears state Senate, MPR
• Vikings stadium: How they voted in Senate, Pioneer Press 5/9/12 1:08 a.m.
• Senate approves Vikings stadium with a raft of changes, differences, Star Tribune 5/9/12 5:25 a.m.
  

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• Jon Tevlin: Stadium votes are a carnival of American democracy, Star Tribune 5/8/12 9:01 p.m.
  

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Editorial: Parry-Quist fight part of GOP divide, Albert Lea Tribune 5/8/12 9:39 a.m.
• Editorial: Cheers for a modest state bonding bill, Star Tribune 5/8/12 6:35 p.m.
• Editorial: Saving steel jobs in St. Paul, Pioneer Press 5/8/12 5:38 p.m.
  

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Bonding bill includes funds for affordable housing, MPR
• Chicago mayor weighs in on Accretive Health-attorney general flap, MPR
• Chicago’s mayor to Minnesota: Back off from bill collector Accretive Health, Pioneer Press 5/8/12 3:53 p.m.
  

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Overhaul is planned for affordable complex in Rondo area, Finance and Commerce 5/9/12 7:15 a.m.
• Senate stadium bill limits charter nullification, Star Tribune 5/8/12 4:26 p.m.
• Penfield apartment/Lunds project gets financing approval, MinnPost 5/8/12 2:14 p.m.
• Penfield project gets key commitment, construction could begin soon, Pioneer Press 5/8/12 4:46 p.m.

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TRANSPORTATION

• Met Council to pick adviser on transit-oriented growth, Finance and Commerce 5/8/12 3:06 p.m.