The Morning Report 7/2/09 - Daily Minnesota Political Stories
by Staff
Published: July 2,2009
Time posted: 1:00 am
Top Story: Jungbauer in for governor 2010, will Coleman enter the race?
Staff note: We won’t be publishing a Morning Report tomorrow, July 3. May everyone have a happy, safe patriotic 4th of July weekend.
Agriculture:
Best of the Blogs and Think Tank Thoughts:
- The Senate race aftermath: A Washington Post online Q&A with Sarah Janecek, Politics in Minnesota
- House taxes chair praises Pawlenty’s ultimatum to Wisconsin on tax reciprocity payments, Politics in Minnesota
- Prospect of unallotment lawsuits dims, Politics in Minnesota
- Seifert’s campaign to hit the road, Politics in Minnesota
- Arne Carlson blasts GOP, Pawlenty for dragging out Coleman-Franken fight, Politics in Minnesota
- State economist affirms: Cuts cost more jobs than income tax increase, Growth and Justice
- The Romper Room continues at the state Capitol, True North
- Republican colleagues to Bachmann: Let the census count you, The Political Animal
- Expert: Calling senate race ’stolen’ robs the word ’stolen’ of its meaning, Minnesota Independent
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Union Politics, Hennepin County-Style, Hennepin County Taxpayer Watchdog
- Koering: Election ’stolen away’ from Coleman through ‘fraud’, Minnesota Independent
- Report: Range population holding (with slight bleed), Minnesota Brown
- Matt Entenza, wind energy and economic philosophy, Let Freedom Ring
- Jungbauer: running for governor, The Political Animal
- The rubber stamp operators’ license, Shot in the Dark
- Mike Jungbauer to run for governor, True North
- Pawlenty: Coleman would be a great governor but does not encourage a run, The Political Animal
- Waste no time, MN Publius
- State Sen. Dibble spends Stonewall anniversary at LGBT event with Obama, Minnesota Independent
- Another consequence of Coleman’s concession, Washington Wire - WSJ
Business/Economy:
- Make it 3: Opus divisions landing in bankruptcy, Pioneer Press
- Drop in prices for foreign result in drop in ethanol sales, MPR
- Mpls. website tracks federal recovery funds, KSTP
- Ford Ranger sales are up for June, MSP Business Journal
- Monson Trucking shutting down operations, MPR
- Minnesota needs to keep increasing gas tax, think tank says, Duluth News Tribune
- Report: Recession hurting MN housing situation, MSP Business Journal
- Work on expanding Soo Locks is under way, Duluth News Tribune
Campaigns:
- If Coleman goes for governor, he’ll cast a long shadow, Star Tribune
- Jungbauer joins the GOP list of candidates for governor, Polinaut - MPR
- 2 state senators eye 2010 governor’s race, AP
- Seifert to launch campaign for GOP gubernatorial endorsement, West Central Tribune
Congress-Senate:
- Senator Franken, St. Paul Legal Ledger Capitol Report
- Franken picks Wellstone as his model, Star Tribune
- Franken thanks supporters at victory rally, AP
- Klobuchar: ‘I’ve told him to study up’, MPR
- Franken rallies supporters at Capitol, MPR
- Franken: Affordable health care is priority, AP
- Franken brings 60th vote to Senate Dems, MPR
- GOP loses last Jewish senator with Coleman loss, AP
- Inhofe calls Franken ‘a clown’, Politico
- What’s so super about a supermajority?, New York Times
Education:
- Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school board to consider changing weapons policy, Star Tribune
- Minnesota private colleges see tuition increase 4.8 percent, MPR
- Stillwater schools consider $15.8 million early childhood center, MinnPost
- Facing deficits, some states cut summer school, New York Times
Elections:
- Coleman owes Franken almost $100K in court costs, Pioneer Press
Environment:
Government-Local:
- Greenfield tagged ‘high risk’, Star Tribune
Labor:
Legislature:
- Booster seats, bingo and benefits, St. Paul Legal Ledger Capitol Report
- Legislative panel condemns governor’s unallotment plans, Session Daily
Media:
- Recount denouement: KARE classy, Coleman staff not, MinnPost
- Washington Post sells access, $25,000+, Politico
Opinion-Commentary:
- Lori Sturdevant: Pawlenty’s ‘unallot’ reasoning doesn’t hold up, Star Tribune
- Rolf Westgard: Nuclear power must be part of energy solution, Duluth News Tribune
Opinion-Editorial:
- Editorial: Oberstar, Obama on collision course, Star Tribune
- Editorial: Franken’s win comes with lessons, St. Cloud Times
- Editorial: Coleman lets Minnesota turn the page, Rochester Post-Bulletin
- Editorial: The ‘Absentee’ Senator, Wall Street Journal
Other States:
- AZ lawmakers push back against federalized health care, St. Paul Legal Ledger Capitol Report
- State IOUs loom as foes’ battle lines harden, Los Angeles Times
- Strapped states play for time as fiscal year starts, Wall Street Journal
Pawlenty:
- MN gets ‘unalloted’, St. Paul Legal Ledger Capitol Report
- Pawlenty starts cutting the budget, Star Tribune
- Gov. Pawlenty formally approves unallotment plan, MPR
- First east, now west for well-traveled Pawlenty, AP
People:
- Capitol Note Book, St. Paul Legal Ledger Capitol Report
- New state GOP leaders look to the future, MinnPost
- The Sarah Palin chronicles mask deeper GOP troubles, Washington Post
Public Health/Safety:
- Newborns’ blood samples raise privacy questions, Washington Post. [See earlier PIM story for the operative contracts.]
- Twin Cities cops add cell phone alerts to arsenal, Star Tribune
- MN disabled veterans now eligible for free public transportation, MPR
- Homelessness in Hennepin County on the rise, MPR
- Report: Minnesota ranks 31st in adult obesity, MPR
- Anti-gay harassment incident goes viral via YouTube, MPR
St. Paul/Minneapolis:
- The fine art of parking, Finance and Commerce
- Proposal to dissolve Minneapolis’ oversight board advances, Star Tribune
- St. Paul seeks to bar two street gangs from Rondo Festival, Pioneer Press
- Urban farming finding increased interest in Twin Cities, MPR
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