Morning Report 6/1/2012

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BEST OF THE BLOGS

• Senate DFL leader not ready to okay sex scandal legal bill, Hot Dish Politics
• Graves files for Congress, Capitol View
  
• State says it shouldn’t pick up tab for partisan redistricting work, Hot Dish Politics
• Will new mining set northern Minnesota free?, Minnesota Brown
• More Eastside St. Paul craziness!, MN Progressive Project
• Pawlenty still mailing it in, Residual Forces
  
• Republican candidates for state House say they won’t raise taxes next year, Hot Dish Politics
• No tax pledge from House GOP has no intellectual honesty, mnpACT!
• Quixote was right, Shot in the Dark
  
• Endorsed by Whig Party, former MNGOP CD7 candidate Glen Menze files as Independence Party US Senate standardbearer, Bluestem Prairie
  

 

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Minnesota farms get $100 million in crop insurance premiums, group says, Star Tribune 5/31/12 3:05 p.m.
• Minnesota OKs sale of copper-nickel exploration leases, MPR
• State approves mineral exploration on 22,000 acres near Ely, Star Tribune 5/31/12 10:59 p.m.
• Minnesota officials approve mineral exploration leases, West Central Tribune 5/31/12 12:28 p.m.
  
• Sartell residents wait for word of paper mill’s future, MPR
• Target’s t-shirt fundraiser riles marriage amendment supporters, MPR
  

 

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CAMPAIGNS

• Graves hopes for one-on-one race against Bachmann, AP
• Legislative races likely to draw lots of attention, money, MPR
  
• Obama to tout “We Can’t Wait” plan during Minnesota stop, Pioneer Press 5/31/12 8:06 p.m.
• Bill Clinton to headline DFL’s renamed Humphrey-Mondale Dinner, MinnPost 5/31/12 3:03 p.m.
• Presidential race off to a quiet start in MN, MPR
  

 

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DAYTON

• Dayton: Lanning ‘extremely well qualified’ for stadium job, MPR
  

 

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EDUCATION

• Fridley middle schoolers take on district’s bullying policy, MPR
• Anoka-Hennepin teachers approve Q Comp, MPR
• Some Minneapolis schools easier to close than peddle, Star Tribune 5/31/12 10:52 p.m.
  

 

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LABOR

• Unions reach tentative deal with state, MPR
  

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LEGISLATURE

• Michael Brodkorb case: Senate minority leader wants hearing on $46K legal bill, AP
• Sponsor of Vikings stadium law to retire, AP
• GOP consultant Gregg Peppin’s contrarian view sees party keeping legislative control, MinnPost 5/31/12 10:31 a.m.
• Build-ready projects? $47.5M in Minn. money up for grabs, Star Tribune 5/31/12 10:06 p.m.
  

 

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• Bill Hosko: Just a ballpark? That’s thinking too small, St. Paul, Pioneer Press 5/31/12 12:01 a.m.
• Lee Egerstrom : Building up Minnesota’s 4th great resource, MinnPost 6/1/12 5:00 a.m.
  

 

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Editorial: Capitol retirements are raising concerns, Star Tribune 5/31/12 6:57 p.m.
  

 

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Iron Range mesothelioma study advancing, Duluth News Tribune 6/1/12 12:00 a.m.
• Benson: Policy makers need to examine sex offender program, AP
  

 

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TRANSPORTATION

• Panel backs new route for Bottineau LRT, Finance and Commerce 5/31/12 4:29 p.m.
• GE bets on green cars in Eden Prairie, MPR
  

 

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Z-FILE: IRRESISTIBLE STORIES BEYOND THE PURVIEW OF PIM

• Last 2 Minnesotans ousted from National Spelling Bee, Star Tribune 5/31/12 2:34 p.m.