Morning Report 8/17/2012

 

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BEST OF THE BLOGS

• Senate leader says he’s not concerned about allegations of campaigning at the Capitol; DFL chair is outraged, Hot Dish Politics
• Room 208 – Capitol Building & Campaign Central, mnpACT!
  
• The Mn GOP’s Cooked Books, Part 16 – Offer Withdrawn, MN Progressive Project
• Disaster aid work continues at Capitol, Capitol View
  
• 59B: Terra Cole to request a recount, MN Progressive Project
• No charges in lawmaker-minor rest stop incident, Capitol Chatter
  
• Gauthier should resign, MN Progressive Project
• Gauthier scandal surely will disgust voters, Let Freedom Ring
  
• Signs of trouble for traditional marriage, Fraters Libertas
• Legislators study flood relief requests and hope for legislative session next week, Hot Dish Politics
• Rick Nolan, meet Ernest Lundeen, Smart Politics
• Primary aftermath: Cravaack vs. Nolan in MN-8, Minnesota Brown
• Failed burrito baron outsmarts party again: state payment goes to MN for Fair Redistricting, Bluestem Prairie
  

 

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Retailers are still unwrapping big-box stores in Twin Cities area, Star Tribune 8/16/12 4:43 p.m.
• Founder Richard Schulze won’t back off from Best Buy takeover, MPR
• Feds say Minnesota taconite plants must clean up furnaces, Duluth News Tribune 8/16/12 8:05 p.m.
  

 

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CAMPAIGNS

• Quist faces hurdles in campaign against Walz, New Ulm Journal
• DFL wants probe of alleged Senate GOP politicking on taxpayer time, MinnPost 8/16/12 2:58 p.m.
  

 

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DAYTON

• Dayton repudiates Ramsey’s call to exterminate Dakota, Star Tribune 8/16/12 10:56 p.m.
  

 

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EDUCATION

• Dakota County: Candidates file for school board races, Pioneer Press 8/16/12 10:45 p.m.
• Education Commissioner Cassellius in Moorhead to discuss school funding, MinnPost
  

 

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ENVIRONMENT

• Soil bacteria could be key to fighting zebra mussels, MPR
• Wolf hunt opponents demonstrate outside governor’s residence, Pioneer Press 8/16/12 8:17 p.m.
  

 

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Commission considering mine, Winona Daily News
  

 

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HEALTH CARE

• State workers say they unfairly lost health benefits, MPR
  

 

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JUDICIAL

• Court panel cuts legal bills in redistricting litigation, AP
• Law firm accused of switching sides wants 3M’s suit dismissed, Pioneer Press 8/16/12 10:43 p.m.
  

 

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LEGISLATURE

• Rep. Kerry Gauthier won’t face charges for sex encounter, Star Tribune 8/16/12 7:40 p.m.
• Duluth TV gets sloppy on Gauthier investigation, MinnPost 8/16/12 2:30 p.m.
• Legislators aim for quick action on flood relief, Star Tribune 8/16/12 7:51 p.m.
  
• Lawmakers look toward special session, AP
  

 

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• Peter Hutchinson: Primary shows once again the flaw in our electoral system, MPR
• Liz Johnson: Ranked-choice voting would provide a true winner, Duluth News Tribune 8/17/12 12:00 a.m.
  

 

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Task force to study MN sex offender program, MPR
• Minn. ranks high in nation for cost of center-based child care, MPR
• City cameras track anyone, even Minneapolis Mayor Rybak, Star Tribune 8/16/12 10:39 p.m.
• Nowthen happy to pay the sheriff, MPR