Outstate news (3-24-07)
03/24/2007
Editorial: Take a deep breath, Rep. Seifert. (Glenwood):
http://www.pctribune.com/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=104&ArticleID=4092
Letter: Horror stories from legislator inaccurate. (St. Cloud):
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070324/OPINION/103240007/1006
Study: Taxes fall hardest on middle. (Timberjay):
http://www.timberjay.com/current.php?article=3153
Stumpf praises senate's education funding bill. (Crookston):
http://www.crookstontimes.com/articles/2007/03/24/news/20news4.txt
Ruth/Brynaert/Morrow: Lawmakers push for outstate transit funding.
(Mankato):
http://www.mankato-freepress.com/local/local_story_082183358.html
Rukavina/Tomassoni/Robling/Senjem/Huntley: Lawmakers eye new Range
college. (Duluth):
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=38409§ion=News
Murphy/Bakk/Seifert/Kubly/Lourey/Higgins: Senate OKs tax hikes for
transportation. (Forum Newspapers):
http://www.wctrib.com/articles/index.cfm?id=18048§ion=homepage
Clark/Day/Jungbauer/Wergin/Larson/Carlson: Senate passes transportation
bill with gas tax increase. (ECM):
http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=962&Itemid=29
Bakk/Saxhaug: Senate OKs 10-cent gas tax boost. (Virginia):
http://www.virginiamn.com/mdn/?sect_rank=1§ion_id=70&story_id=208546
Limmer/Pappas/Robling: Senate higher education bill does not provide
for student tuition freeze. (ECM):
http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=954&Itemid=29
Limmer/Pappas: No tuition cap set in new education budget. (AP):
http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2007/03/24/news/00lead.txt
Juhnke/McNamara/Magnus/Moe/Tschumper/Marty: House panel considers
atrazine restrictions. (Morris);
http://www.morrissuntribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=9916§ion=homepage
Nornes/Rukavina/Moe: Moe bill aims to curb textbook prices. (Bemidji):
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=7835§ion=homepage
Marquart/Langseth/Dille/Scalze/Hornstein/Seiben: Lawmakers pick up
pace. (Forum Newspapers):
http://www.wctrib.com/articles/index.cfm?id=18050§ion=News
Clark: Minnesota builders could miss the bus on contract. (AP):
http://ap.brainerddispatch.com/pstories/state/mn/20070323/158201328.shtml
Marty Column: Do we really want longer campaigns? (Crookston):
http://www.crookstontimes.com/articles/2007/03/24/opinion/21opin3.txt
Westrom Column: Smoking ban issues are complex. (Fergus Falls):
http://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/2007/mar/17/smoking-ban-issues-are-complex/
Seifert Column: Voters soaked by DFL tax proposals. (Crookston):
http://www.crookstontimes.com/articles/2007/03/24/opinion/21opin2.txt
Molnau talks transportation, safety issues. (Marshall):
http://www.marshallindependent.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=11134
Coleman forest funding included in Senate budget blueprint. (Bemidji):
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=7850§ion=News
Collin Peterson: Biofuels an opportunity for region. (Mankato):
http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_082000214.html?keyword=secondarystory
Ellison, bucking anti-war backers, votes for Iraq spending bill. (AP):
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MN_ELLISON_IRAQ_MNOL-?SITE=MNROC&SECTION=NATIONAL
Former senator to talk health care at St. John's. (St. Cloud):
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070324/NEWS01/103230052/1009
Cola re-elected MAPB president, Ziemer vice president. (AP):
http://ap.brainerddispatch.com/pstories/state/mn/20070323/158231332.shtml
Column: Transportation solution demands compromise. (Crookston):
http://www.crookstontimes.com/articles/2007/03/24/opinion/20opin4.txt
Column: Special education apparently not special enough for full
funding. (Duluth):
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=38468§ion=Opinion
Editorial: Mall of America can build its own garage. (Albert Lea):
http://www.albertleatribune.com/articles/2007/03/23/opinion/opinion1.txt
Editorial: Criminal records should remain public. (Austin):
http://www.austindailyherald.com/articles/2007/03/23/opinion/news1.txt
Editorial: Needed: Veto proof bill for transportation. (Bemidji):
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=7820§ion=Opinion
Editorial: Low, stable taxation rates benefit citizens, society.
(Fairmont):
http://www.fairmontsentinel.com/opinion/articles.asp?articleID=4404
Editorial: Economic development critical to all other issues.
(Virginia):
http://www.virginiamn.com/mdn/?sect_rank=8§ion_id=913&story_id=208543