Morning Report 10/5/2012

NEWS FROM POLITICS IN MINNESOTA / CAPITOL REPORT

 

• Parry, Newman file complaint against Ritchie over voter ID activity 10/4/12 12:31 p.m.
• First presidential debate exasperates fact-checkers: A round up 10/4/12 1:10 p.m.
  

 

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BEST OF THE BLOGS

• Analysis: Is Nolan’s political past coming back to haunt him?, politics.mn
• Crazy train, True North
• Minnesota: Your budget forecast day is…, Hot Dish Politics
  
• Just take the partisan out of the SOS Office, mnpACT!
• Jim Graves interview questions, Let Freedom Ring
• Mankato Free Press editorial board: Take another look at Voter ID, Bluestem Prairie
  
• Gina Bauman for Minnesota Senate, Enlighten New Brighton
• Michele Bachmann: another pre-election puff, this time from the PiPress, MN Progressive Project
  
• ‘I raise my hand for you to give me stuff’, Shot in the Dark

 

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Audit finds a few problems with Historical Society Legacy grants, MPR
• Owner of idled Fairmont ethanol plant misses debt payments, Star Tribune 10/4/12 2:08 p.m.
• Dawson, Minn., receives $1.2 million grant today for industrial park project, West Central Tribune 10/4/12 2:11 p.m.
  

 

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CAMPAIGNS

• For top foe, marriage amendment fight is for freedom, Star Tribune 10/5/12 7:33 a.m.
• Voter ID amendment debated at Metro State, Pioneer Press 10/4/12 11:21 p.m.
  
• ‘Honey Badger’ running for State House. Doesn’t give a …, SW Minneapolis Patch 
• Jim Graves: ‘I want to bring some civility and common sense … to Congress and build a good economy for the middle class again.’, Pioneer Press 10/4/12 10:32 p.m.
  

 

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DAYTON

• Dayton attends slain UPS driver’s funeral, AP
  

 

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EDUCATION

• Prickly debate over contours of teacher evaluations, MPR
  

 

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ELECTIONS

• Ritchie accused of overstepping his office, Star Tribune 10/4/12 8:42 p.m.
• GOP senators file complaint against secretary of state, MPR
• GOP senators file complaint over Mark Ritchie’s voting amendment actions, MinnPost 10/4/12 2:00 p.m.
• GOP senators file complaint saying Ritchie misleading on amendment, Pioneer Press 10/4/12 12:32 p.m.
• Judge says Minnesota man with guardian can vote, Star Tribune 10/5/12 12:10 a.m
  

 

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ENVIRONMENT

• Minnesota wins grant to reduce fish mercury exposure, AP
• St. Paul partners with state to create nature preserve, unearth filled-in creek, Pioneer Press 10/4/12 8:25 p.m.
• Wolf hunt lottery results out soon, MPR

 

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Farmington city election preview, Pioneer Press 10/4/12 6:41 p.m.
• Mankato Council candidates talk collaboration, revitalization, Mankato Free Press
  

 

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JUDICIAL

• Minnesota courts expand e-filing, Pioneer Press 10/4/12 3:00 p.m.
  

 

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LEGISLATURE

• Rep. Pat Garofalo on the future of charter schools in Minnesota, Senate Media
  

 

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OPINION – COMMENTARY

• Norm Coleman: Keep it easy to vote by ensuring ballot integrity, Star Tribune 10/5/12 7:17 a.m.
  

 

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OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Take another look at Voter ID, Mankato Free Press
  

 

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PEOPLE

• Swedish royals arrive in Minn. for 3-day visit, MPR
  

 

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Whooping cough outbreak appears to be ebbing, AP
• Twin Cities: 600 given steroid linked to meningitis outbreak, Pioneer Press 10/4/12 8:12 p.m.
  

 

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• A streetcar corridor in Minneapolis?, Star Tribune 10/4/12 5:21 p.m.
  

 

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TRANSPORTATION

• Hastings bridge delays to cost state nearly $2.1 million, Star Tribune 10/4/12 8:36 p.m.