Morning Report 1/27/2010

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BEST OF THE BLOGS

• Mike Parry wins state Senate special election, Politics in Minnesota
• Gubernatorial debate to be streamed online, Politics in Minnesota
• House committee votes to hire outside legal help for unallotment brief, Politics in Minnesota
• Duluth business owner invited to State of the Union, Politics in Minnesota
• Breakfast with Rukavina, Mary’s Page - TPT
• Rukavina brings humor to race, Capitol Chatter
• The Central Corridor: (slightly) faster than walking, MinnPost
• Pawlenty flak of State Senator’s criticism: ‘overheated, reckless, irresponsible rhetoric’, Hot Dish Politics
• Clark’s numbers are good but won’t quell Reed’s success, mnpACT!
• DFL chair wants answers, The Political Animal
• Bachmann to join Quist in Rochester Town Hall, Political Party
• Air America: DOA, The Same Rowdy Crowd
• Coming soon to a state capitol near you: climate change, Inside Energy
• Is Walz Minnesota’s porkmeister?, Let Freedom Ring
• Rukavina makes a television ad buy (updated), Hot Dish Politics
• At the final Drinking Liberally, The Cucking Stool
• Mike Parry fends off critics, Engbrecht, and Srp to hold SD26 for GOP, Smart Politics
• The Twitter guy won — it’s safe to say anything again, mnpACT!
• Parry wins, but what does it mean?, The Political Animal

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Mom bloggers help companies promote products, MPR

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CAMPAIGNS

• Mark Dayton: Casino support should surprise no one, MinnPost
• Spatting political hopefuls in Minnesota governor’s race? Why, yes, Pioneer Press
• Thissen campaign accuses Kelliher of lifting their message, Polinaut - MPR
• Rukavina launches pre-caucus TV ad, Polinaut - MPR
• Approaching Minnesota caucuses put governor’s race on air, AP
• Rybak rebukes lit piece, Polinaut - MPR
• Anti-Rybak mailing has the DFL fuming, Pioneer Press

• Hentges announces plans for Senate run against Pederson, St. Cloud Times
• Two DFL challengers to Michele Bachmann report contributions for 2009, MinnPost
• Dayton wants to boost funding for education, Alexandria Echo Press

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CONGRESS - SENATE

• Franken introduces ‘Cash for Jobs’ plan on Senate floor, MPR

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CRIME / POLICE

• Ramsey County launches ‘web cop’ program, KSTP

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EDUCATION

• College officials expect deep cuts in higher education funding, MPR
• Dismayed metro educators rip Pawlenty plan to delay aid payments to school districts with financial reserves, MinnPost
• State delays school payments forcing some districts to borrow, St. Cloud Times
• Pawlenty may delay $423M in school payments, AP
• State withholds payments to schools to pay the bills, MPR
• Some Central Minnesota districts will need to borrow money amid state aid delays, St. Cloud Times

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ELECTIONS

• Republican wins election for MN Senate seat, AP

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ENVIRONMENT

• Group to sue over taconite waste pits, MPR
• Minnesota drops a notch in U.S. wind energy ranking, Pioneer Press
• DNR talks trash about fish house litter, AP

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HEALTH CARE

• Mayo Clinic campaign raises $1.35B, MSP Business Journal

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LEGISLATURE

• House filing second brief challenging Pawlenty’s unallotment, MPR
• Hennepin County has agenda for Legislature, Star Tribune
• MnSCU, U of M pitch bonding projects, Session Daily

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MEDIA

• A bylineless Tuesday at the Star Tribune, MinnPost
• A hopeful sign for the Pioneer Press, MinnPost

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OPINION-COMMENTARY

• Sen. Amy Klobuchar: The State of the Union message I hope to hear, Star Tribune
• Rep. John Kline: The State of the Union message I hope to hear, Star Tribune
• Ardell F. Brede: Rochester area rail vision on MnDOT’s map, Rochester Post-Bulletin
• Susan Kratz: Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce remains distinct and vital in building business relationships, Pioneer Press

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OPINION-EDITORIAL

• Editorial: Now the real work begins at Elk Run, Rochester Post-Bulletin
• Editorial: Stearns County pay levels need tough negotiation, not a study, St. Cloud Times
• Editorial: Adjust state laws after election ruling, Star Tribune

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OTHER STATES

• Lottery sales dip as ad budget dries up, Maryland Reporter
• Legislators act to limit corporate political spending, Baltimore Sun
• Perry won’t seek newspaper endorsements while Hutchison is noncommittal, Postcards - Statesman.com

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PAWLENTY

• Pawlenty to give final State of State at Capitol, AP

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PEOPLE

• Geithner to highlight green manufacturing jobs in Twin Cities visit, MSP Business Journal

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Pohlad Foundation gives up to $1 million for Reach Out for Warmth program, Finance and Commerce
• HIV rate up sharply in Minnesota, Star Tribune
• Albert Lea nursing home, ex-aides face lawsuit, AP
• Forum focuses on posting of cartoons in St. Cloud, St. Cloud Times
  

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ST. PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Best Power gets initial committee nod to build Convention Center solar array, Finance and Commerce

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STADIUMS

• Should Saints get a new stadium? Not the NFC champs, the St. Paul Saints, MinnPost

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TRANSPORTATION

• Transportation Dept. tells commercial bus, truck drivers no texting behind the wheel, AP

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Z-FILE: IRRESISTIBLE STORIES BEYOND THE PURVIEW OF PIM

• Nimble agencies sneak news out of North Korea, New York Times