Morning Report 10/24/2012

NEWS FROM POLITICS IN MINNESOTA / CAPITOL REPORT

 

• State GOP chair makes late pitch to adequately fund election efforts 10/23/12 12:03 p.m.
• Health exchange future, federal grant questioned by GOP legislators 10/23/12 1:54 p.m.
  

 

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BEST OF THE BLOGS

• Beneath arguments, amendment battles foretell bad politics, Minnesota Brown
• The Range is changing, Let Freedom Ring
• Outside money buying mud-slinging in the 8th District, Hot Dish Politics
  
• Flier attacks Senjem on stem cell vote, Political Notebook
  
• Stamping out pockets of resistance, Left MN
• DFL candidates rip Republicans on Medicare, Capitol View
  
• Perspective, True North
• If the facts and the law are against you…, Foreign and Domestic
  
• Don’t let Ernie Leidiger fly under the radar, Brick City Blog
• Why I’m voting for the MN Supreme Court incumbents, True North
  
• Seriously, “Minnesotans for Marriage?” The Nazi Card?, Wry Wing Politics
  
• Handicapping the House, Shot in the Dark
  

 

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• The great property tax free-for-all, Finance and Commerce 10/24/12 7:30 a.m.
• With loans to developers, all was usually forgiven, Finance and Commerce 10/24/12 7:24 a.m.
• Counting construction jobs proves difficult, Finance and Commerce 10/24/12 7:28 a.m.
  
• Zillow: Twin Cities home values post biggest bump in six years, Star Tribune 10/23/12 11:17 a.m.
• Valspar to invest $30 million in Minneapolis headquarters, add 135 jobs, Pioneer Press 10/23/12 11:02 a.m.
• Capella Education profits down nearly 50 percent in 3rd quarter, Star Tribune 10/23/12 10:51 a.m.
• Xcel no longer backing Prairie Island upgrade, Star Tribune 10/23/12 11:26 a.m.
• Minnesota mining lease bids open today, MPR
• Target to sell credit card business to TD Bank Group for $5.9 billion, AP
  

 

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CAMPAIGNS

• Nolan hits Cravaack on family’s move out of Minnesota, AP
• Duluth TV station pulls ad that claims Cravaack doesn’t live in Minnesota, Duluth News Tribune 10/24/12 12:00 a.m.
• DFL ad for Nolan on Cravaack’s residency pulled by Duluth TV station, Pioneer Press 10/23/12 6:12 p.m.
• Pro marriage amendment campaign apologizes for Hitler comparison, Pioneer Press 10/23/12 6:54 p.m.
  
• Why the St. Paul Pioneer Press dropped political endorsements, MinnPost 10/23/12 10:00 a.m.
• Panel discussion smooths encounter between Ellison, Fields, MPR
  
• Rochester legislative candidates face off, Rochester Post-Bulletin 10/23/12 9:26 a.m.
• District 25 legislative candidates square off in forums, Rochester Post-Bulletin 10/23/12 9:25 a.m.
• Gimse emphasizes his legislative record, touts work on Transportation Committee, West Central Tribune 10/24/12 12:00 a.m.
  
• John Kline leads Mike Obermueller in congressional race, poll says, Pioneer Press 10/23/12 12:01 a.m.
• Tea partiers try quieter tack in 2012 campaigns, MPR
  

 

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EDUCATION

• Minneapolis votes to stay in integration district, Star Tribune 10/23/12 9:08 p.m.
• St. Paul schools levy campaign supporters outraise opponents, Pioneer Press 10/23/12 12:01 a.m.
  

 

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ELECTIONS

• Nation’s racial legacy shapes Minnesota’s voter ID debate, Star Tribune 10/23/12 9:41 p.m.
  

 

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• County Board votes against local sales tax, New Ulm Journal
• Dakota County turns to Hennepin for coroner services, Pioneer Press 10/23/12 9:59 p.m.
• All-day kindergarten back on the ballot in St. Paul, Star Tribune 10/23/12 10:16 p.m.
• Vadnais Heights city attorney: Forensic audit of sports center finances will eventually be released to public, Pioneer Press 10/23/12 7:37 p.m.
• Dakota County approves morgue merger with Hennepin County, Star Tribune 10/23/12 8:43 p.m.

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LEGISLATURE

• MN to ask for more health exchange funds, MPR
• Commission questions health exchange development funds, Session Daily
  

 

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• Andy Tix: On marriage, all talking, too little listening, Star Tribune 10/23/12 7:19 p.m.
• Jon Tevlin: Family runs deep for gay stepsister of Bachmann, Star Tribune 10/23/12 8:13 p.m.
  

 

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Editorial: Peterson is choice for the 7th District, West Central Tribune 10/23/12 5:26 p.m.
• Editorial: Keep high court incumbents on job, Star Tribune 10/23/12 6:46 p.m.
  
• Editorial: Competitive races in Minnesota Districts 53, 54, Pioneer Press 10/23/12 12:01 a.m.
• Editorial: Our picks for Hennepin County district court judges, Star Tribune 10/23/12 7:14 p.m.
  

 

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PEOPLE

• Sen. Al Franken pays tribute to Paul and Sheila Wellstone, MinnPost 10/23/12 9:58 a.m.
  

 

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Health commissioner says state’s health is slipping, Mankato Free Press
• Drug fraud settlement will net Minn. $4.5M, Star Tribune 10/23/12 7:40 p.m.
  

 

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Glimpse into Chain of Lakes future?, Star Tribune 10/23/12 10:37 a.m.
• Summer interns, armed with iPads, save Minneapolis $250,000, MinnPost 10/23/12 10:14 a.m.
  

 

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STADIUMS

• Stadium builders begin process for environmental review, MPR