The Morning Report 7/22/08 - Daily Minnesota Political Stories

Top Story: Former Rep. Mark Olson running for seat in Minnesota Senate.

Agriculture:

• Collin Peterson: Farmers fear McCain, MinnPost
• EPA expected to rule on ethanol mandate, MPR

Best of the Blogs and Think Tank Thoughts:

• MCCL Sees Only One Pro-Lifer In The CD6 race… And It’s Not Tinklenberg, Politics in Minnesota
• Grow: Campaign-Pulmonary Resuscitation, Shot in the Dark
• How a BLOG can benefit your BPOU, True North
• Forums set for Duluth House race, Minnesota Brown
• Minnesota 2050 - Part III, Shot in the Dark
• Mark Olson for State Senate?, Blue man in a Red district
  
• Beginnings: RNC, Xcel launch convention buildout, True North
• Lisa Fobbe for State Senate…, Liberal in the Land of Conservative
• Convention cops: Head of gang strike force denies RNC participation, Minnesota Independent
• Learning where to set priorities and work within our system, Urban Renaissance Coalition
• Windows 2000 and the Hiawatha Light Rail, The Blotter - City Pages
• Column Sends Rumors Flying on McCain VP Choice, Washington Wire - WSJ

Business/Economy:

• Apple shines on Minneapolis firm’s iPhone app, Star Tribune
• Mervyn’s might fold — but its new owners still would profit, Star Tribune
• Midwest Air to cut flights, Pioneer Press
• Southeast Minnesota wind farm to use unique financing, Rochester Post-Bulletin
• Bemidji events center design team revises plans, Bemidji Pioneer
• ATK wins $16.4M Navy air missile contract, MSP Business Journal
• Urban Land Institute selects suburbs for housing development program, Finance and Commerce
  

Campaigns-Senate:

• Franken stumbling in Minnesota Senate race, CQ Politics
• Franken proposes tax plan, Star Tribune
• Dueling ‘hockey’ ads latest political salvo between Coleman, Franken, MinnPost
• CQ downgrades Franken’s chances in Senate race, MinnPost
• Candidates trying to replace Ramstad plan to debate, AP
  

Campaigns:

• At this point, Tinklenberg is a lot more confident than national Dems about his chances against Bachmann, MinnPost
• GOP counting on convention planning, venue to lift McCain’s prospects in November, AP
• Tinklenberg announces plan to fix economy, MPR
  

Congress-Senate:

• Klobuchar fits into Washington scene, Red Wing Republican Eagle

Crime/Police:

• Ramsey County sets up hot line to pursue petrol pilferers, Star Tribune
• Tip at 3 a.m. leads Anoka deputies to cockfight, Star Tribune
  

Elections:

• ‘Instant Runoff’ voting reform can empower communities of color, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
• Winona State helps drum up poll workers, MPR
• How will voting machines hold up this November?, Future Tense
  

Environment:

• MN girl delivers petition after biking to D.C., AP
• Green-collar jobs can help grow a sustainable economy, MinnPost
• Minnesotans need to drive less to exceed 2025 clean-air goal, Star Tribune
• University study: greenhouse gas goals achievable, MPR
  

Government-Local:

• Duluth council OKs higher parking meter fees, AP

I-35W Bridge Collapse:

• Company put I-35W bridge rebuilding in his hands, Pioneer Press
• Minneapolis appeals FEMA decision for 35W reimbursement , KSTP
  

Labor:

• Mall Starbucks workers join union, Star Tribune

Legislature:

• Rep. Olson files for Senate seat, St. Cloud Times
• Mark Olson running for Minnesota Senate seat, MPR
  

Opinion-Commentary:

• R.T. Rybak: Artist-designed fountains take no money from other priorities, Star Tribune

Opinion-Editorial:

• Editorial: Nickel and dimed for jury duty, Pioneer Press

Other States:

• New York attorney general pushes Comcast to block child porn Web sites and newsgroups, AP
• New N.D. ethanol plants getting big subsidy checks, AP

Pawlenty:

• The Cipher, Minnesota Monthly
• Pawlenty headed to Michigan on Wednesday, Polinaut - MPR

Public Health/Safety:

• Violent crime drops 14% in Minneapolis, Star Tribune
• Violent crime in Minneapolis going down, MPR
  
• U research: There’s a gender gap at the dinner table, Star Tribune
• Chippewa bands can’t agree how to split multi-million dollar settlement, MPR
• Area agencies to participate in nuclear drill, Red Wing Republican Eagle
  

Republican National Convention:

• Getting Xcel ready for anything, Star Tribune
• RNC construction begins inside Xcel Energy Center, MPR
• Number of RNC cops up in the air, Pioneer Press
• Rochester man to coordinate media influx at Republican convention, Rochester Post-Bulletin
  

St. Paul/Minneapolis:

• Attendance is up at Guthrie Theater for 1st full fiscal year at new complex, Star Tribune
• Sewer payments returned to sender; city says post office error to blame, Pioneer Press
• New fire arts center to help rekindle 38th & Chicago, TC Daily Planet
• St. Paul to convert historic grain facility on the Mississippi, Finance and Commerce
  

Transportation:

• GPS bus tracking should be standard, Future Tense

Z-File: Irresistible Stories Beyond the Purview of PIM:

• Frogs listening only for sweetie, Chicago Tribune