Morning Report 7/30/2010

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BEST OF THE BLOGS

• Paper Trail: Horner’s fundraising report, Politics in Minnesota
• Broke GOP AG candidate Barden wants unlimited campaign contributions, The Cucking Stool
• Emmer talks, Mary’s Page - tpt
• Buesgens faces primary challenge, comparisons to Patrick Henry, Minnesota Independent
• What makes a state attractive for businesses?, MN Publius
• Q: How can you tell Alliance For A Better MN is lying?, Shot in the Dark
  
• Katie Rodriguez rocking the campaign trail in Maple Grove, MN Progressive Project
• Entenza ties Tom Emmer to Sarah Palin, Outstate Politics
• Fake but accurate, Shot in the Dark
• Sixth District fundraising picks up speed, Hot Dish Politics
• UpTake productions in context, Let Freedom Ring
  

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• On Broadway, nonprofit developer lays an egg, Star Tribune
• New economic development fund seeks $10 million from Rochester, Rochester Post-Bulletin
  

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CAMPAIGNS

• DFL primary countdown: After lengthy air war, can Kelliher’s ground assault change the game?, MinnPost
• Eden Prairie grandmother vents at Target over donation to MN Forward, MinnPost
• Barden was for the public subsidy before he was against it, Polinaut - MPR
• Emmer says dispute over Target political donation is ‘personal’, AP
• IP’s Horner: Vikings pay 40% in stadium plan, AP
• Fischer says it’s time for a new face for county attorney, West Central Tribune
  

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CONGRESS - HOUSE

• Reps. Walz, Ellison on Afghanistan war funding, MPR
• Idaho congressional candidate calls Michele Bachmann a ‘visionary’, AP
  

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CRIME / POLICE

• Hennepin County warrant sweep nets more than 120 arrests, KARE 11
• Former Asst. Hennepin Co. attorney charged for running prostitution ring, KSTP
  

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EDUCATION

• 19 struggling schools named grant winners, Star Tribune
• Low-performing schools get extra money, with strings attached, MPR
  

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ENVIRONMENT

• Feds balk at home energy-efficiency loan program, Pioneer Press

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JUDICIAL

• High court: Eagan seized land legally, Star Tribune
• Court gives MN judge candidates campaign leeway, AP
• Two Rochester attorneys are finalists for Olmsted County judge, Rochester Post-Bulletin
• State Supreme Court rules that Eagan didn’t need a development agreement to use eminent domain for Cedar Grove project, Pioneer Press
  

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LEGISLATURE

• Q&A with Mark Buesgens, Jordan Independent

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MEDIA

• Bartel clan puts MnSpeak/Secrets of the City up for sale, MinnPost

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OPINION-COMMENTARY

• Dane Smith: Public sector key to free enterprise, Star Tribune
• Rolf Westgard: Small reactors can beat wind, St. Cloud Times
  

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OPINION-EDITORIAL

• Editorial: Reinert DFL’s best bet to retain Senate seat, Duluth News Tribune
• Editorial: Gauthier emerges in DFL primary for statehouse, Duluth News Tribune
• Editorial: Budgets in 2011 will have some challenges, West Central Tribune
  

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OTHER STATES

• New border station opens near Grand Forks, AP

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PAWLENTY

• Pawlenty’s invisibility may be presidential-race asset, Star Tribune
• Tim Pawlenty says the U.S. is not undertaxed compared to its competitors, Politifact
  
• Pawlenty works up his roots in new web video, Polinaut - MPR
• Pawlenty Gazes South at Iowa as 2012 Looms, AP
  

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ST. PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• West St. Paul gets $7 million grant to improve Robert Street, KSTP

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STADIUMS

• Trying to hold on to Vikings, Star Tribune