Morning Report 4/18/2013

NEWS FROM POLITICS IN MINNESOTA / CAPITOL REPORT

• Revamped Mayo deal appears set 4/17/13 3:22 p.m.

• House tax bill tab: $2.6 billion 4/17/13 3:13 p.m.

• Senate changes gears on transportation funding bill 4/17/13 11:50 p.m.

• Legislation raising $2.6 billion in revenues clears House Taxes Committee 4/17/13 8:18 p.m.

• Senate passes higher education finance bill with bipartisan support 4/17/13 5:15 p.m.

• Rep. Kelly: New civil unions bill would remove word ‘marriage’ from law 4/17/13 3:31 p.m.

• Dane Smith: The difference between equity and equality 4/17/13 2:57 p.m.

• David Schultz: When Minnesota was Minnesota 4/17/13 2:51 p.m.

• Labor & Industry Commissioner Peterson calls ’em like he sees ’em 4/17/13 2:39 p.m.

• Senate’s HMO surcharge would not hit all health plans the same 4/17/13 2:19 p.m.

BEST OF THE BLOGS

• Depositions in Brodkorb case begin, Capitol View

• Deposition list in Brodkorb case, Hot Dish Politics

• Let the cross examination begin!, Left MN

• Super-Secret Tax Deals: The Shape of Things to Come, Bill Glahn

• PoliGraph: State’s top tax rate could be second highest in U.S., Capitol View

• Attempt to lower government contribution to Vikings stadium defeated, Hot Dish Politics

• Exposing the DFL’s empty tax rhetoric, Let Freedom Ring

• Iowa ethics panel wants to hear from ex-Bachmann staffer, Hot Dish Politics

• “Confused” MN Corn Research & Promotion Council so doesn’t want OLA review, Bluestem Prairie

BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Minnesota manufacturers hopeful but concerned about hiring, health care, Star Tribune 4/17/13 9:27 p.m.

• UnitedHealth’s 1Q profit falls 14 percent, AP

• St. Cloud worried about shutdown of air traffic control tower, MPR

CAMPAIGNS

• Minnesota gay marriage supporters to rally at Capitol, AP

CONGRESS – HOUSE

• Former chief of staff to break silence on Michele Bachmann, Star Tribune 4/18/13 5:36 p.m.

CONGRESS – SENATE

• Minn. senators disappointed in failure of background checks provision, MPR

EDUCATION

• St. Paul school district defends travel spending, Pioneer Press 4/18/13 12:21 a.m.

• State considers new ways of testing students, MPR

GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• Goodview’s new mayor gets to know his city better, Winona Daily News

• City of Wabasha unsure of future leadership, Winona Daily News

HEALTH CARE

• Mayo Clinic’s chief administrative officer Weis to retire, MinnPost

JUDICIAL

• Supreme Court: DWI blood samples now need warrants, Star Tribune 4/17/13 9:54 p.m.

• Sequestration cuts hit court system, MPR

LEGISLATURE

• Ex-senators lead deposition list in Brodkorb case, AP

• Minnesota’s BWCA and Kawishiwi make list of most endangered rivers, Star Tribune 4/17/13 11:33 a.m.

• How the Citizens League sees the MN Dream Act’s prospects, MPR

• Minnesota lawmakers order audit of ag groups, AP

• Transportation tax increases rolling on in Minnesota, Star Tribune 4/17/13 9:40 p.m.

• Senate OKs higher ed bill to hold down tuition rates, AP

• Rochester town hall focuses on Mayo Clinic expansion plan, MPR

• Legislative pay raise criticized, defended, Mankato Free Press

• Westrom serves as guest professor, Alexandria Echo Press 4/17/13 12:00 a.m.

OPINION – EDITORIAL

• Housing Minnnesota’s sex offenders, Star Tribune 4/17/13 7:54 p.m.

PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Minneapolis abortion clinic denies it performs same-day procedures after questions raised, Pioneer Press 4/17/13 2:34 p.m.

• Dropped long-distance calls irk rural Minnesotans, MPR

• Addiction program new to area touts 80 percent success rate, Marshall Independent

SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Minneapolis’ DFL precinct caucuses: ‘Wedge’ issues — and complications in the 10th Ward, MinnPost

• St. Paul GOP still waiting for news on possible candidates for mayor and school board, MinnPost

• Rendering released for Mortenson tower, Star Tribune 4/17/13 5:35 p.m.

TRANSPORTATION

• Reroute of Highway 53 riles Iron Rangers, MPR