Morning Report 10/18/2012

NEWS FROM POLITICS IN MINNESOTA / CAPITOL REPORT

 

• Both sides go all out in Saxhaug-Carlson SD 5 duel 10/17/12 3:40 p.m.
• Mayors want LGA changes in ’14-’15 budget 10/17/12 3:33 p.m.
• Kaler’s first U of M budget breaks new ground 101/7/12 3:28 p.m.
• Dane Smith: Let’s make higher-ed completion our ‘shared and central mission 10/17/12 3:16 p.m.
• Capitol 10: Predictable outcomes 10/17/12 3:07 p.m.
  

 

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BEST OF THE BLOGS

• Minnesota Legislative Race Ratings – Senate Edition, Left MN
• PoliGraph: DFL falsely links state lawmakers to Medicare, Capitol View
• Marriage amendment Vote NO trendline still good, mnpACT!
• Johnson vs. Newberger: spendaholic vs. fiscal sanity, Let Freedom Ring
  
• Marriage amendment supporters release new, contrasting ad, Hot Dish Politics
• At GOP rally, SD24 candidate Swedin calls DFLers ‘rats,’ Nov. ‘Rodent Removal Month’, Bluestem Prairie
  
• Carlson weighs in on Brodkorb and marriage amendment, Political Notebook
  
• St. Paul reversal followed Coleman meeting with Dayton, Capitol View
• Key to photo ID outcome: Continued persuasion of seniors, minorities and independents, Wry Wing Politics
  
• Cows, colleges and content: a look at how the voter restriction amendment will crimp students, Bluestem Prairie
  

 

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• ATK wins $32M ammunition contract with Air Force, Star Tribune 10/17/12 9:45 a.m.
  

 

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CAMPAIGNS

• ‘Vote No’ side gains ground on marriage amendment, KSTP 10/18/12 7:42 a.m.
• Cravaack, Nolan and outside groups release a new wave of ads, MinnPost 10/17/12 2:30 p.m.
• Party leaders push for control of the Minn. Senate, MPR
• Marriage amendment debate division in Grand Rapids, MPR
  
• Uneasy bedfellows, religion and politics in Red Wing marriage amendment debate, MPR
• Ramsey County Board District 7: Dunnigan, Reinhardt, Pioneer Press 10/17/12 5:38 p.m.
• Inver Grove City Council: Four vie for pair of seats, Pioneer Press 10/17/12 7:46 p.m.
  
• Lake Elmo candidate accuses mayor of stealing her campaign literature, Pioneer Press 10/17/12 3:05 p.m.
• Montplaisir seeking to unseat Drazkowski, Winona Daily News
• District 18A candidates bring plenty to the table, West Central Tribune 10/18/12 12:00 a.m.
• Love is love vs. sin is sin in Moorhead marriage amendment debate, MPR
  

 

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EDUCATION

• Some parents protest Duluth school’s ‘Vote Yes’ signs for Minnesota marriage amendment, Duluth News Tribune 10/18/12 7:35 a.m.
• St. Thomas tops its $500 million goal, despite the recession, Star Tribune 10/17/12 9:28 p.m.
  

 

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ELECTIONS

• County accumulates absentee votes, Albert Lea Tribune 10/17/12 9:57 a.m.
  

 

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ENVIRONMENT

• New prairie plan aims to rebuild native wetlands, Albert Lea Tribune 10/17/12 9:54 a.m.
  

 

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Stillwater: Residents will continue push for city swimming pool, Pioneer Press 10/17/12 8:15 p.m.
  

 

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JUDICIAL

• Minnesota wants law firm back on 3M pollution case, Star Tribune 10/17/12 5:51 p.m.
  

 

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• Robert Schroeder: Photo ID: Proof of identity keeps faith with Minnesota’s constitution, Pioneer Press 10/17/12 5:40 p.m.
  

 

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Editorial: Minnesota House: It’s Lohmer vs. DeGree in swing district 39A, Pioneer Press 10/17/12 5:40 p.m.
  

 

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PEOPLE

• David Wellstone on tragedy, grief, and re-entering public life, MPR
  

 

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• State pushes road safety as fatalities on rise, Mankato Free Press
  

 

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• St. Paul council nixes East Side home for women, Pioneer Press 10/17/12 7:58 p.m.
• Minneapolis City Hall clocks due for a $2 million face-lift, Star Tribune 10/17/12 9:58 p.m.
  

 

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STADIUMS

• St. Paul does about-face, will bid out Saints stadium, Finance and Commerce 10/17/12 11:46 a.m.
• St. Paul drops plan, will open Saints ballpark for bids, MPR
• St. Paul to seek bids for Saints ballpark design after lawsuit, Pioneer Press 10/17/12 5:23 p.m.