Morning Report 6/4/2012

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BEST OF THE BLOGS

• Dayton: DFL must win majorities in the Legislature, Capitol View
• Met Council begins debate on URS contract Monday, Hot Dish Politics
• Brian Barnes’ Speech at the 2012 DFL State Convention, MN Progressive Project
• DFL convention live blog, LeftMN
• Sen. Klobuchar — Good timing for staying above the fray, mnpACT!
• Dayton, barred from convention two years ago, praised this year, Hot Dish Politics
• A prima facie case against Common Cause, True North
• Projection, Shot in the Dark
  
• Klobuchar wins DFL endorsement for second term, Capitol View
• Better Know a Senate District: 14, LeftMN
  
• DFL state convention starts with plea against marriage amendment, Hot Dish Politics
• Emo Senator: As June busts out, Parry and Quist struggle to establish MN CD1 pecking order, Bluestem Prairie
  

 

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• It’s health subsidies vs. tax on med technology, Star Tribune 6/3/12 10:54 p.m.
• Twin Cities hold steady amid nation’s largest cities, Star Tribune 6/2/12 9:31 p.m.
• Forging a steel deal in St. Paul, Star Tribune 6/3/12 6:27 p.m.
• Delta Air Lines wants to pull in more a la carte fees, Star Tribune 6/4/12 5:47 a.m.
  

 

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CAMPAIGNS

• Oberstar set to endorse Nolan for 8th District House seat, Duluth News Tribune 6/2/12 8:17 a.m.
• Klobuchar trumpets her work with GOP, West Central Tribune 6/2/12 4:43 p.m.
• Legislative races take center stage for DFLers at Mayo Civic Center, Rochester Post-Bulletin 6/1/12 11:17 p.m.
• Seen as safe, Klobuchar fights complacency threat, AP 6/2/12 8:58 p.m.
• Amy Klobuchar’s endorsement overshadowed by other DFL convention speakers’ fiery rhetoric, MinnPost
• Pelowski to face challenger for state House seat; county board member challenged, Winona Daily News 6/2/12 12:00 a.m.
• Newly endorsed, Klobuchar vows to ‘fight for what’s right’, MPR
• Klobuchar vows a tireless run, Star Tribune 6/3/12 6:51 a.m.
  
• A mismatched Senate race for Klobuchar and Bills, MPR
• DFL turns focus to training, Star Tribune 6/3/12 9:29 p.m.
  

 

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CONGRESS – HOUSE

• MN Democrats torn over medical device tax, MPR
  

 

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EDUCATION

• Former Legislator looks back 20 years to the first MN charter school, WCCO
• Bruininks among highest-paid public university chiefs, MPR
• Percentage of MN teachers taking leave on rise, MPR
• Casual Minnesota vetting allowed tutor vendors to slip through, Star Tribune 6/4/12 6:42 a.m.
• Growth stalling for charter schools in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Star Tribune 6/3/12 11:04 p.m.
  

 

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ENVIRONMENT

• Invasive species: Lockdown on the lakes, Star Tribune 6/3/12 8:53 a.m.
  

 

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Bloomington bonds win top rating from Fitch, Finance and Commerce 6/4/12 7:00 a.m.
• FAA OKs first phase of airport land release in Willmar, West Central Tribune 6/2/12 12:00 a.m.
• Duluth’s Mayor Ness: Cooler by the lake, Star Tribune 6/2/12 10:40 p.m.
  

 

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HEALTH CARE

• Outcomes vary in Essentia’s efforts with small-town hospitals, Duluth News Tribune 6/4/12 12:00 a.m.
  

 

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• Lori Sturdevant: Will the DFL capitalize on opportunity?, Star Tribune 6/1/12 11:30 p.m.
  

 

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Editorial: Minnesota slow to share key day-care data, Star Tribune 6/3/12 5:40 p.m.
  

 

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PEOPLE

• Walter Mondale to help rededicate Orness Plaza, Mankato Free Press
  

 

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Minneapolis Veterans Home seeking construction dollars, Finance and Commerce 6/1/12 2:46 p.m.
• Property owners fail to pay city thousands in utility bills; renters left in tough situations, Winona Daily News
• MSP’s Terminal 2 reopened after evacuation due to suspicious device, Star Tribune 6/3/12 7:29 p.m.
  

 

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Cyclists, pedestrians return to Sabo bridge, Finance and Commerce 6/1/12 6:05 p.m.