The Morning Report 3/21/08 - Daily Minnesota Political Stories
by Staff
Published: March 21,2008
Time posted: 1:00 am
Top Story: Inspections prompt a truss bridge closing in St. Cloud.
Best of the Blogs and Think Tank Thoughts:
- A post-ideological toll pax?, MN Monitor
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Norm Coleman prepares to slime Al Franken from Teh High Road, MN Blue
- McCollum challenger surfaces, The Political Animal
- Pawlenty: The “Minnesota Debacle”?, mnpACT!
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The health care train wreck has left the station, True North
- Coleman’s office: the Senator is independent!, The Political Animal
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Fairmont Sentinel headline shocker reported by local reader, Bluestem Prairie
- ABM releases new poll showing Franken edging out Coleman, MN Publius
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Bruininks tries to woo farmers–and their money–back to the U, MN Monitor
Business/Economy:
- Foreclosure scourge hitting the suburbs, Star Tribune
- Census: suburban population boom slows, MPR
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JOBZ has been beneficial but county will survive without it, official says, West Central Tribune
- TCF halts its federal student loan business, Star Tribune
- NWA: Get out of the cold, get money back, KSTP
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Minnesota’s unemployment rate grows in February, MSP Business Journal
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MN jobless rate up slightly in February, AP
- The Halo has a new name: Capella Tower, Star Tribune
- Minnesota job market ‘looking sickly’, Star Tribune
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Wood-burning plant embroiled in politics, Star Tribune
Campaigns:
- St. Paul Republican launches McCollum challenge, Pioneer Press
Education:
- South Dakota tests program that’ll pay kids to learn, MPR
- Panel urges chancellor of Texas for UC post, Los Angeles Times
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Two Minneapolis high schools head for ‘fresh starts’, MPR
Judicial:
Legislature:
- Bill would cut JOBZ, other business aid, Red Wing Republican Eagle
Military:
Opinion-Commentary:
- Tom Rukavina: Cutting higher education (again) only fuels a vicious cycle, Star Tribune
- Arne Carlson: Pawlenty’s budget — Seductiveness of the short-term, Fox 9
- R.T. Rybak: The Green Car, Pt.2, Forbes
Opinion-Editorial:
- Editorial: Tax credits can invite lifelong learning, Star Tribune
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Editorial: City bends rules, elementary students lose, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Public Health/Safety:
- Lawsuit over gay rights group at Maple Grove High, AP
- MDH probing deaths in same family , KSTP
- Plan would limit outdoor smoking areas at Duluth bars, restaurants, Duluth News Tribune
- No serious flooding expected in Red River Valley, Star Tribune
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Flood insurance soaks up rising cost of repairs, WCCO
St. Paul/Minneapolis:
- Statewide collaboration brings affordable housing to Phillips neighborhood, MinnPost
- St. Paul looks to nonprofits to manage recreation, Star Tribune
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Minneapolis looks for better way to enforce club noise, WCCO
Transportation:
- MnDOT closes bridge over Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Star Tribune
- St. Cloud residents worry about bridge closure, MPR
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Recent transportation bill may ease way for funding, St. Cloud Times
- Officials weigh next steps for the DeSoto Bridge, MPR
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Truss bridges are concern, St. Cloud Times
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MnDOT steps up, News Cut - MPR
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