Politics in Minnesota: The Morning Report 8/7/07 - Daily Minnesota Political Stories

Top Stories: I-35W bridge coverage; Bush OK’s $250 million for bridge
rebuilding; Special election in 28B; MN unions settle contracts; St. Paul school
budget passes; Molnau in the hot seat; Pawlenty may change tax policy

I-35W Bridge Collapse Tragedy:

• Bridge
  Collapse Tests Minn. Governor, AP
• Bridge
  Collapse Revives Issue of Road Spending, New York Times
• Navy,
  FBI divers arrive to boost search effort, Star Tribune
• Is
  creaking America on the road to ruin?, Times Online
• NAFTA
  Superhighway traffic tied to bridge collapse, World Net Daily
• Minn.
  Fast-Tracks Bridge Replacement, AP
• Officials
  ask West Bank community to limit electricity use, Minnesota Daily
• University
  alumna lends hand at HCMC; University officials call in crisis
  counselors, Minnesota Daily
• Stone
  Arch Bridge reopened for bikes and pedestrians, The Bridge
• Bolander
  gets contract to remove I-35W bridge, Star Tribune
• Bridge
  collapse inspires threats against MnDOT employees, senator says, Star
  Tribune
• Collapse
  sends shock wave from here to Washington, Pioneer Press
• Bush
  signs bill with $250 million for rebuilding Minnesota bridge, AP

Business/Economy:

• Newly
  established African Chamber of Commerce to provide financial services to
  African businesses in Minnesota., The African News Journal
• Fon
  du Lac tribe opens pharmacy in Minneapolis, AP
• Minnesota
  / State’s largest unions settle contracts, Pioneer Press

Congress-Senate:

• Sip
  coffee with Senator Coleman in Glencoe, Hutchinson Leader. 
  Sen. Coleman visits Southwestern MN.
• Community
  shares development concerns with Sen. Klobuchar, The
  Independent.  Sen. Klobuchar visits Southwestern MN.
• Klobuchar
  hears about rural health issues, West Central Tribune.  Sen.
  Klobuchar visits Willmar.

Duluth:

• Bergson
  asks city department leaders for 15 percent cuts, Duluth News
  Tribune.  Duluth Mayor Herb Bergson asked each of his department
  leaders to come up with a 15 percent cut in their budgets to stave off a
  projected $5.4 million city shortfall for 2008.
• Mayoral
  Madness Final Four: Gilbert vs. Bell, Duluth News Tribune. 
  Greg Gilbert and Charlie Bell are profiled.

Education:

• Saint
  Paul Public Schools passes the 2007-2008 Budget, The Daily Planet

Elections-28B:

• Voters
  in Minnesota House District 28B cast ballots today, AP
• Special
  election for House district 28B heats up, MPR

• Bridge
  collapse is wild card in House race, Star Tribune.  In
  today’s special election to fill Rep. Steve Sviggum’s seat, the candidates’
  transportation funding goals could make the difference.

Environment:

• Report:
  Topsoil continues to dry as drought continues, AP

Events:

• Food
  drive, reflection planned for Night Out, Star Tribune.  From
  Minneapolis to Minnesota’s tiniest towns, neighbors will step out this
  evening to meet each other as part of National Night Out, an event to build
  community spirit and fight back against crime and drugs.

Judicial:

• Homeowner
  says city sewer project damaged house, Star Tribune.  A
  homeowner is suing the city of Farmington for damages in excess of $50,000.

Legislature:

• Ag
  secretary pledges quick work on drought disaster declaration,
  Brainerd Dispatch

• Buzz
  begins over the future of state transportation commissioner, Star
  Tribune
• Bridge
  collapse arms Molnau critics, MPR

Opinion-Commentary:

• Lee
  Lynch: Mediocrity should not be Minnesota’s goal, Star Tribune

Opinion-Editorial:

• Editorial:
  Cracking down on nuisance properties, Star Tribune.  On St.
  Louis Park’s new ordinance that requires landlords to evict tenants who deal
  drugs, commit violent crime or repeatedly disturb neighbors.
• Editorial:
  Let people see site of I-35W bridge collapse, Pioneer Press
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