Morning Report 7/11/2012

NEWS FROM POLITICS IN MINNESOTA / CAPITOL REPORT

 

• DEED receives $288 million in bonding requests 7/10/12 4:35 p.m.
  

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BEST OF THE BLOGS

• Itasca Project elevates higher ed as key to growth, Growth & Justice
• Parry-Quist primary gas tax cat fight enters face-chewing bath salts phase, Bluestem Prairie
  
• Dayton and Romney: A Tale of Two Millionaires, Wry Wing Politics
• McCollum gets boost as Army ditches NASCAR, Hot Dish Politics
• Emmer: Again…Why isn’t someone at least asking the question?, True North
• Truth in advertising: Mark Ritchie and the election law amendment, MN Publius
• Who abducted the ‘nonpartisan Mark Ritchie’?, Let Freedom Ring
  
• Best Buy terminates ALEC membership, Capitol View
• Steady news in Minnesota’s budget numbers, Hot Dish Politics
• It’s a stiff competition, but. . ., Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood
  
• Dayton: MN is moving forward with health insurance exchange, Capitol View
  

 

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Mankato competing with 89 projects for bonding money, Mankato Free Press
  
• New Great River Energy website advertises loans, Star Tribune 7/10/12 9:41 p.m.
• Minnesota gets $336M revenue windfall, Star Tribune 7/10/12 9:38 p.m.
  

 

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CAMPAIGNS

• Parry targets Quist over gas tax vote, New Ulm Journal
• Former GOP Rep. Ron Erhardt tries to win back his old job as a Democrat, MinnPost 7/10/12 10:30 a.m.
  

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DAYTON

• Dayton makes plans for state to implement health care law, Star Tribune 7/10/12 9:44 p.m.
• Dayton offers help to Sartell mill in flood special session, MPR
  

 

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EDUCATION

• U of M nears new stadium alcohol policy, MPR
• Surprises turn positive for Winona teacher and reservist Matt Reuter, MinnPost 7/10/12 9:11 a.m.
  

 

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ENVIRONMENT

• Heat blamed for fish kills, AP
  

 

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Planning Commision wants moisture tests for Winona frac sand, Winona Daily News
• Commissioners OK new assistant county attorney, New Ulm Journal
• Council OKs ballot for local sales tax, Marshall Independent
  

 

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HEALTH CARE

• Mayo tries different approach to healthcare consolidation, MPR
  

 

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LEGISLATURE

• Red Wing senator seeks state funding for silica mining study, Rochester Post-Bulletin 7/10/12 9:18 a.m.
  

 

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Editorial: Applying to play ball in Lowertown, Pioneer Press 7/10/12 5:53 p.m.
  

 

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PEOPLE

• Public Policy Award winners include Vikings’ Bagley for successful stadium lobbying, MinnPost 7/10/12 12:46 p.m.
  

 

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Minn. case probes public data in outsourced work, AP
• St. Paul accuses website of allowing child trafficking, KSTP 7/11/12 7:48 a.m.
  

 

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Minneapolis considers IDs for door-to-door solicitors, Star Tribune 7/11/12 7:29 p.m.
• Minneapolis getting ready to ban use of coal-tar-based sealers, MinnPost 7/10/12 1:53 p.m.
  

 

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