Morning Report 8/9/2012

NEWS FROM POLITICS IN MINNESOTA / CAPITOL REPORT

 

• West-suburban tussles take center stage in GOP primaries 8/8/12 5:22 p.m.
• DFLers compete for safe seats in Twin Cities and on Iron Range 8/8/12 5:17 p.m.
• Three vie for Champion’s old House seat 8/8/12 5:05 p.m.
• Dane Smith: Humphrey’s happy fight for racial equity and harmony 8/8/12 4:49 p.m.
• Capitol 10: Top fundraising campaigns 8/8/12 4:34 p.m.
  

 

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BEST OF THE BLOGS

• PoliGraph: Nolan budget claim complicated, but mostly wrong, Capitol View
• Wikipedia locks Pawlenty page following Colbert stunt, Capitol View
• Big names split on DFL primary in Eighth congressional district, Hot Dish Politics
  
• More Parry endorsements–er, letters to the editor published in Southern Minnesota newspaper, Bluestem Prairie
• Mike and Ben have a heart-to-heart, LeftMN
• Clark, Nolan spar over negative ad in MN-8, Minnesota Brown
• Klobuchar fights for higher gas prices at FarmFest, Let Freedom Ring
• Bills wants Minnesota more like North Dakota, Capitol Chatter
  
• A look at the congressional primaries, LeftMN
  

 

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Key financiers back up Schulze bid for Best Buy, Star Tribune 8/8/12 9:49 p.m.
  

 

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CAMPAIGNS

• Outside groups spend big on 8th District race, AP
• Mondale endorses Nolan in the 8th District DFL primary race, MinnPost 8/8/12 10:10 a.m.
• Parry talks bipartisan, slams DFL, Dayton, Mankato Free Press
• U.S. Senate candidates make hay – politically – during Farmfest forum, Star Tribune 8/8/12 10:03 p.m.
• In first Senate debate, Klobuchar, Bills spar over farm spending, Pioneer Press 8/8/12 10:28 p.m.
• Kurt Bills takes aim at Sen. Klobuchar, farm bill, govt. subsidies, MPR
• Bills, Klobuchar disagree on farm bill — and nearly everything else — at Farmfest, MinnPost 8/8/12 4:00 p.m.
• National Democrats add Graves to emerging candidates list, MinnPost 8/8/12 5:01 p.m.
• Candidates line up for North Minneapolis House seat, Star Tribune 8/8/12 3:13 p.m.
  

 

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CONGRESS – HOUSE

• Rep. Collin Peterson: ‘It’s no wonder nobody likes Congress anymore’, MinnPost 8/8/12 10:12 a.m.
  

 

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EDUCATION

• Lakeville elementary school to serve as early childhood center, Pioneer Press 8/8/12 8:39 p.m.
  

 

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ENVIRONMENT

• Metal shredder wants pollution rules eased, AP
• Minnesota ponders fate of aging coal-burning power plants, Star Tribune 8/8/12 10:11 p.m.
  

 

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Data requests show cities can’t keep email addresses private, MPR
• Nelson: County has improved its finances, Albert Lea Tribune
  

 

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LEGISLATURE

• Public employee contracts face tough review, MPR
• Pelowski, Miller to appear at Lewiston Chamber event next week, Winona Daily News
  

 

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• John Kriesel: My history in Iraq is only part of me, Pioneer Press 8/8/12 12:22 p.m.
  

 

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Parry’s pitiful, pathetic politics, Winona Daily News
• Editorial: Fresh voices for state Senate, House, Star Tribune 8/8/12 7:27 p.m.
• Will governor put money where his mouth is?, Rochester Post-Bulletin 8/9/12 7:02 a.m.
  
• Editorial: Candidate’s attack on governor was irresponsible, Star Tribune 8/8/12 9:52 p.m.
  

 

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PEOPLE

• Ex-Minn. Gov. Pawlenty visits Michigan for Romney, AP
  

 

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Why does Minnesota’s handgun permit map look like this?, MPR
• Boy’s death from amoeba infection prompts Lily Lake beach closure, MPR
• New federal rules require student take fruits and veggies starting this fall, MPR