Morning Report 4/29/2013

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NEWS FROM POLITICS IN MINNESOTA / CAPITOL REPORT

• House passes tax omnibus with income, sin taxes 4/26/13 2:11 p.m.

• Senate’s move on Capitol renovation complicates bonding outlook 4/26/13 2:48 p.m.

• Taskmaster Pelowski wins high marks as higher ed chairman 4/26/13 2:27 p.m.

• Phil Krinkie: Head ’em up, move ’em out 4/26/13 11:01 a.m.

BEST OF THE BLOGS

• Ungag the nag: Dahle works to end prohibition on discussion of Dan Patch passenger line, Bluestem Prairie

• What could go wrong?, Shot in the Dark

• Honour begins assembling his campaign team, includes Shortridge and Woodbury, Hot Dish Politics

• Thissen, DFL, propose spending more money foolishly, Let Freedom Ring

• Cong. John Kline chooses to do nothing, mnpACT!

• Robbing Peter to pay St. Paul, Foreign and Domestic

• American Unity Fund spends $250,000 in MN to make conservative case for freedom to marry, Bluestem Prairie

BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Twin Cities foreclosure rates decline, Finance and Commerce 4/26/13 4:36 p.m.

• Caribou closings might mean indie coffee boom is brewing, MinnPost

• Baxter Healthcare Group asked Dayton’s administration for subsidy, and secrecy, AP

CAMPAIGNS

• Scott Honour: GOP’s first candidate for governor wants to reform government, improve business climate, MinnPost

• Minn. faith leaders seek to influence lawmakers on gay marriage issue, Star Tribune 4/28/13 9:57 p.m.

CONGRESS – HOUSE

• Rep. John Kline is chair, but title holds less power, Star Tribune 4/28/13 8:38 p.m.

CONGRESS – SENATE

• Klobuchar pleased with Senate vote on FAA furloughs, MPR

DAYTON

• Dayton draws line on scope of tax hikes, Star Tribune 4/27/13 10:23 p.m.

EDUCATION

• Minn. teachers union ousts leader Tom Dooher, MPR

HEALTH CARE

• Urban League hosting forum on MNsure, AP

LABOR

• Labor, reeling elsewhere, poised for gains in Minn., AP

• Deadline nears for labor contracts, Finance and Commerce 4/29/13 7:00 a.m.

LEGISLATURE

• Mayo Clinic’s tax request may transform Rochester, Pioneer Press 4/28/13 9:59 p.m.

• Antitax rally draws hundreds to State Capitol, Star Tribune 4/27/13 6:24 p.m.

• Christian-based Teen Challenge treatment program prompts fight over state funding, MinnPost

• Neither version of tax bill sits well with GOP, Marshall Independent

• Debate over the alcohol tax increase, MPR

• Senate to vote on clothing, income tax, AP

• Minimum wage hike weaves through House, AP

• Why UMN regents haven’t addressed many Capitol hearings, MPR

• House votes to curb chemical in kid products, AP

• ‘Dan Patch moratorium’ bans talk of south metro commuter rail, MPR

• House bill has shield for high school coaches under fire, Star Tribune 4/28/13 9:59 p.m.

• Minnesota legislator scolded for Leinie’s rip, Lee Newspapers

OPINION – COMMENTARY

• Rep. Jim Davnie: Church’s rhetoric does not reflect changes to Safe and Supportive Schools Act, MinnPost

• Rep. Tim Kelly: Get government out of the marriage business, Red Wing Republican Eagle 4/27/13 8:00 a.m.

• John Linc Stine: Mercury reduction in St. Louis River still is a priority, Duluth News Tribune 4/28/13 12:00 a.m.

• Lori Sturdevant: Will Minnesota lawmakers stomach alcohol tax?, Star Tribune 4/27/13 4:58 p.m.

• Elanne Palcich: Losing wetlands: The sinking of Minnesota’s protections, MinnPost

OPINION – EDITORIAL

• The campaign for governor begins: Pioneer Press editorial, Pioneer Press 4/27/13 4:15 p.m.

• Michele Bachmann’s troubling lack of candor, Star Tribune 4/27/13 1:14 p.m.

• Minnesota Legislature makes welcome progress on Mayo, Star Tribune 4/28/13 5:39 p.m.

• Little time left to make budget fixes, St. Cloud Times 4/28/13 9:49 p.m.

• Minnesota lawmakers should reject day care union, Star Tribune 4/27/13 5:02 p.m.

PEOPLE

• Josie Johnson and Ellen O’Neill: Different lives but both devoted to fighting racism, MinnPost

• Norquist headlines Minn. anti-tax rally, MPR

PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• MSU prof pleased with anti-bully bill, Mankato Free Press

• Hopkins students protest treatment of black teens, MPR

SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• Minneapolis mayoral candidate Cam Winton grilled, but doesn’t wilt, MinnPost

• Three Mpls. councilmembers leave DFL convention without endorsement, Star Tribune 4/28/13 11:34 a.m.

STADIUMS

• Minnesota Vikings stadium design to be unveiled May 13, Star Tribune 4/27/13 6:06 p.m.

• Minnesota bets on e-bingo to fund Vikings stadium, Star Tribune 4/27/13 11:00 p.m.

TRANSPORTATION

• First test of light-rail cars on Central Corridor, MPR

• Where to park on Southwest LRT?, Finance and Commerce 4/29/13 7:10 a.m.

• Zipper merge still a tough sell for MnDOT, drivers, Star Tribune 4/28/13 7:39 p.m.