Morning Report 7/19/2012

NEWS FROM POLITICS IN MINNESOTA / CAPITOL REPORT

 

• Tony Sutton, party of one 7/18/12 4:03 p.m.
• East side story 7/18/12 3:53 p.m.
  
• Common Cause files criminal complaint against Sutton, state GOP 7/18/12 4:48 p.m.
• Steven Schier: Is Minnesota in play in the 2012 presidential race? 7/18/12 3:48 p.m.
• Capitol 10: The Youth Movement 7/18/12 3:32 p.m.
  

 

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BEST OF THE BLOGS

• Ron and Rand Paul to hold Virginia fundraiser for Bills, Capitol View
• Voter ID opponents out-raise amendment supporters, Capitol View
• MichelePAC, Bachmann’s state campaign arm, bulks up, Hot Dish Politics
• Fundraising, light rail & Bachmann: A CD1 primary race update, Political Notebook
• Franson’s critics increase her determination, Capitol Chatter
• Poll Tax Amendment proponents: The legislature can lie to voters if it chooses, MN Publius
• Fun with graphs of money, LeftMN
• Rick Nolan, loose cannon, Let Freedom Ring
  
• What’s in a name? Mark Ritchie and that which we call amendments, Thug in Pastels
• Nolan issues mining plan for MN-8; Anderson responds, Minnesota Brown
• MPP talks to Jim Graves about Michele Bachmann and the Sixth District race, MN Progressive
  
• What did Mary Kiffmeyer know about ID fraudster “Victoria Ayoola” & when did she know it?, Bluestem Prairie
  

 

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Free Wi-Fi coming to MSP in October, MPR
• It’s boom time for mines on the Range, Duluth News Tribune 7/19/12 12:00 a.m.
• Minnesota looks for a bigger taste of India, Star Tribune 7/18/12 9:18 p.m.

 

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CAMPAIGNS

• Common Cause seeks criminal charges against MNGOP, Sutton, MPR
• Common Cause seeks charges against GOP, Star Tribune 7/18/12 9:43 p.m.
  
• 8th District DFLers signal support for mining, MPR
• Group rebuts Minnesota official’s gay-marriage amendment rebranding, AP
• Nolan proposes federal mining institute, Duluth News Tribune 7/18/12 2:18 p.m.
  

 

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CONGRESS – SENATE

• Franken’s torture smackdown, MinnPost 7/18/12 2:00 p.m.
• McCain denounces Bachmann’s Muslim Brotherhood statement, MPR
  

 

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CRIME / POLICE

• Cop hints at strife on Minneapolis force, Star Tribune 7/19/12 12:30 a.m.
  

 

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EDUCATION

• Company pledges $100,000 if USC school referendum passes, Mankato Free Press
  

 

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ELECTIONS

• Plenty on the ballot menu in 2012, Marshall Independent
  

 

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HEALTH CARE

• Health care spending slows in Minnesota, AP
  

 

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JUDICIAL

• Minnesota Supreme Court: Cirrus not required to train pilot, AP
  

 

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• Sen. Scott Newman: Voter ID: Ritchie’s rewording is out of bounds, Star Tribune 7/18/12 8:45 p.m.
  

 

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PEOPLE

• Prettner Solon to attend lieutenant governors conference in Chicago, MinnPost 7/18/12 1:08 p.m.
  

 

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Flooded Duluthians ‘in big trouble,’ even with aid, MPR
• Labor Secretary Solis to visit Minnesota for discussion of homeless vets, MinnPost 7/18/12 11:51 a.m.
• MN’s rework of anti-bullying law takes shape, Star Tribune 7/19/12 12:28 a.m.
  

 

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Funding approved for new St. Paul Saints ballpark, MPR
• City Council pledges $27 million for St. Paul stadium, Star Tribune 7/19/12 12:25 a.m.
  
• St. Paul police chief suspends crime lab drug testing, MPR
• City of Minneapolis releases new smartphone app, WCCO 7/18/12 8:41 a.m.
  

 

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STADIUMS

• Design prof Thomas Fisher wants stadium to produce ‘vibrant’ new Minneapolis area, MinnPost 7/18/12 10:09 a.m.
  

 

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TECHNOLOGY

• Lake County strings broadband fiber; Cook County gets cash, MPR
  

 

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TRANSPORTATION

• Planners take stock of housing along Southwest LRT, Finance and Commerce 7/18/12 3:41 p.m.
  

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