The Morning Report 8/19/08 - Daily Minnesota Political Stories
by Staff
Published: August 19,2008
Time posted: 1:00 am
Top Story: DFL proud of diverse delegate team it will send to Denver.
Best of the Blogs and Think Tank Thoughts:
- Live blogging the Klobuchar-Walz veterans meeting in St. Peter, Bluestem Prairie
- Obama campaign doubles efforts on the Iron Range, Minnesota Brown
- Joel Mowbray reports: Keen ideas for party building, True North
- Taking on the divine right, Defenestrator - The Rake
- Minnesota Lawyer unveils new site providing info on judicial candidates, Minnesota Lawyer Blog
Business/Economy:
- Shifting of St. Paul barge facility hits a few harbor snags, Star Tribune
- Mayo pledges $5 million to Hormel Institute’s cancer research, Rochester Post-Bulletin
- Mining project by the numbers, Mesabi Daily News
- Faegre sprouts agribusiness practice group, MSP Business Journal
- Target’s 2Q profit declines 7.6 percent, AP
- Fergus Falls council nixes movie, AP
- Duluth city employees union decries staff cuts, Duluth News Tribune
- Commissioners want bonds limited to steel plant, Hibbing Daily Tribune
Campaigns-Senate:
- Coleman favors wide-ranging energy plan that includes more oil drilling, Bemidji Pioneer
- Sen. Coleman visiting Duluth and Hibbing Tuesday, Duluth News Tribune
Campaigns:
- Ad critical of McCain doesn’t fly with NWA, Star Tribune
- Obama has slight edge over McCain in MN, KSTP
Congress-House:
- Oberstar praises downtown revitalization plan, Park Rapids Enterprise
Crime/Police:
- Minneapolis poised to pay both sides in police incident, Star Tribune
- St. Paul Police unhappy with mayor’s pay offer, WCCO
Education:
- Robbinsdale board puts additional school funds to the voters, Star Tribune
- Hit the snooze button! Several area schools change start times, KARE 11
- School referendum to be on November ballot, Bemidji Pioneer
Elections:
- Delegate profile: Sam Scott, News Cut - MPR
- DFL celebrates diversity of attendees, Pioneer Press
- MN DFL delegation to be one of the most diverse, KSTP
Environment:
Government-Local:
- Strong turnout at RCW public forum, West Central Tribune
Labor:
- Edwards won’t attend big St. Paul Labor Day event, Star Tribune
Opinion-Editorial:
- Editorial: A blast from a past Minnesota governor, Star Tribune
Other States:
Pawlenty:
- Pawlenty derides Obama’s ‘minimalist’ energy plan, AP
- Pawlenty as VP draws doubt from political analysts, Minnesota News Network
- Veep Sheet: We have timetables!, Politico
People:
- Jesse the Judge may in the future, West Central Tribune
Public Health/Safety:
- Hennepin County touts initial success of DWI court, Star Tribune
- Could stagnant mileage deduction drive volunteers away?, MinnPost
- Re-enactment leads to protest, arrests, West Central Tribune
- City Council votes to establish task force to study flooding issues, West Central Tribune
- St. Paul tests 911 text messaging system, WCCO
- Third Bemidji pharmacist disciplined after drug overdose incident, Bemidji Pioneer
Republican National Convention:
- The RNC’s juggler in chief, Star Tribune
- The modern political convention exists to be seen, AP
- RNC location helps Coleman attend, MPR - Polinaut
- Will drama return to the political conventions?, Arizona Republic
- Meet the 51 corporations wining and dining GOP-convention media, MinnPost
- Big cash carries no convention clout, Politico
St. Paul/Minneapolis:
Transportation:
- Bus detours released for GOP convention Metro Transit: You’ll be on time, but you’ll have to walk, Pioneer Press
- Metro Transit to reroute buses during RNC, MPR
Z-File: Irresistible Stories Beyond the Purview of PIM
- Pabst serves up Schlitz beer on draft, MSP Business Journal
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