Morning Report 11/20/2009

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BEST OF THE BLOGS

• Walz v. Quist (and Bachmann?), Politics in Minnesota
• Growth of local property tax increases slows, Politics in Minnesota
• Kelliher snags another union endorsement, Politics in Minnesota
• Gubernatorial candidate Pat Anderson: No public money for Vikings stadium, Hot Dish Politics
• Minnesota Discovery Center (aka Ironworld) shuts doors, lays off staff, Minnesota Independent
• They’ll party like they don’t hate each other, Hot Dish Politics
• GOP candidates for governor talk about fiscal crisis, Bring MeThe News
• Strib really outdoes itself to cover for Washington Walz, Residual Forces
• Ali govorite slovensko? Oberstar breaks into his ancestral tongue, Hot Dish Politics
• Bachmann vs. Clark, Let Freedom Ring
• California regulators outlaw power-hungry TVs, Greenspace - LA Times

 

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Thrivent promises $316M in 2010 dividends, Finance and Commerce
• Property tax forecast: up, but not as much, Pioneer Press
• MN property taxes to rise an average of 3.5%, MPR
• Minnesota jobless rate rose to 7.6% in October, Star Tribune
• Minnesota adds jobs in Oct.; unemployment rate up, Pioneer Press
• Minnesota’s unemployment insurance fund remains in a deficit, MPR
• Former IronWorld USA attraction in Chisholm shuttering doors, MPR
• Job market even tougher for ex-offenders, MPR
• Gambling convention starts today in St. Cloud, AP
• Homeowner blues: 92,500 Minnesotans facing foreclosure, Star Tribune

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CAMPAIGNS

• Is Quist too conservative to beat foe he calls too liberal?, Star Tribune
• Quist announces run for Congress, Rochester Post-Bulletin

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CONGRESS - HOUSE

• Ellison calls for new strategy in Afghanistan, MinnPost

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CONGRESS - SENATE

• Kind, Klobuchar push river water quality legislation, Winona Daily News
• Senate bill halves contested tax on medical devices, Star Tribune

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CRIME / POLICE

• St. Paul School District employee charged with stealing $21,000, MPR

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EDUCATION

• Diversity, achievement are on agenda of St. Paul superintendent candidates, Star Tribune

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ELECTIONS

• R.T. Rybak declared unofficial winner in election count, MPR
• Minneapolis elections officials nearing final IRV report, MPR

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GOVERNMENT - LOCAL

• Rockville hearing could affect commission, St. Cloud Times

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HEALTH CARE

• Mayo calls a ‘code yellow’ to handle traumas, Rochester Post-Bulletin
• NTC Nursing students get training with simulators, Bemidji Pioneer

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LEGISLATURE

• Minnesota state senator: Health care reform needs public option, cost controls, Winona Daily News

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MEDIA

• The Star Tribune op-ed page’s war on Kersten, MinnPost
• What should MPR do with its $5 million reporting grant?, MinnPost
• Paul Demko leaves Minnesota Independent, MinnPost

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OPINION-EDITORIAL

• Editorial: A state tax to whack for growth’s sake, Star Tribune

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PAWLENTY

• Critics call Pawlenty’s radio show too partisan, MPR
• Energized Republican governors aim for majority status, Washington Post. Pawlenty on the Obama administration.

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PEOPLE

• Bank of America names King as market leader, Finance and Commerce
• Three Minnesotans elected to National League of Cities board, MinnPost

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Wells Fargo, Urban League partner to strengthen housing, neighborhoods, Finance and Commerce
• Turnout light at school H1N1 clinic, MPR
• Police patrol Owatonna HS to prevent race fights, KSTP
• Sowing the seeds of survivalism on talk radio, Star Tribune
• Business, govt. leaders meet in Mpls. to plan for emergencies, AP

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ST. PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Cafe Brenda to close, Star Tribune
• Another Mpls. lawsuit likely over 35W bridge wreckage, AP
• American Craft Council chair expands on group’s upcoming move to Minneapolis, MinnPost

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STADIUMS

• Commission OKs steps to get Vikings to renew lease, Star Tribune
• Commission approves plan to renew Vikings’ dome lease, AP
• Turf tussle: Dome lease standoff leads to bad blood between Vikings, MSFC, KARE 11

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TRANSPORTATION

• MSP spared from nationwide flight delays, Star Tribune

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Z-FILE: IRRESISTIBLE STORIES BEYOND THE PURVIEW OF PIM

• World Cup fever for Algeria, in Paris, Goal - NYTimes
• D’Amico Kitchen to debut live Web coverage of kitchen, Finance and Commerce