Outstate News (4-8-08)
04/08/2008
Courtesy of MN Rep. Al Juhnke
Seifert/Jennings: Tired of complaints, looking for action. (Marshall):
http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/500721.html?nav=5015
Sanow says he won*t oppose Seifert in 21A. (Marshall):
http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/500743.html
Sertich/Hausman: Minnesota Steel survives veto pen. (Virginia):
http://www.virginiamn.com/articles/2008/04/08/news/doc47faf1f2e6696534791250.txt
Sertich/Hausman/Kelliher/Tschumper/Tingelstad: Gov. Pawlenty line item
vetos $200 million off bonding bill; Anoka County crime lab not cut.
(ECM):
http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4566&Itemid=29
Brown: Park gets $2.5M for dump cleanup. (Albert Lea):
http://www.albertleatribune.com/articles/2008/04/08/news/news3.txt
Poppe: Veto spares Austin flood funds. (Austin):
http://www.austindailyherald.com/articles/2008/04/08/news/news01.txt
Moe/Olson: Events center a *go*: Pawlenty*s veto pen spares
Bemidji project. (Bemidji):
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=15030§ion=homepage
Urdahl/Severson/Gottwalt/Haws/Clark: Local bonding requests OK'd. (St.
Cloud):
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080408/NEWS01/104070059
Heidgerken/Koenen/Dille/Gimse: Local bonding needs survive Pawlenty
cuts to proposed state budget. (Willmar):
http://www.wctrib.com/articles/index.cfm?id=35671§ion=News
Good news: Pawlenty spares Crookston's funding requests from vetoes,
cites flood control needs. (Crookston):
http://www.crookstontimes.com/articles/2008/04/08/news/20news1.txt
Minnesota bonding bill: Pawlenty OKs DECC project, nixes rail line
study. (Duluth):
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=64029§ion=homepage
WSU project's $8.4 million in state funding survives veto. (Winona):
http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2008/04/08/news/02wsu.txt
Minn. Democrats say it's up to Pawlenty to revive rail money. (AP):
http://ap.brainerddispatch.com/pstories/state/mn/20080408/266382253.shtml
Greiling/Kelliher/Clark: Legislative plan aims to reform school
funding. (St. Cloud):
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080408/NEWS01/104070069
Greiling/Garofalo/Kelliher: Lawmakers unroll "New Minnesota Miracle"
funding proposal. (ECM):
http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4561&Itemid=29
Kelliher/Greiling/Heidgerken/Skogen/Garofalo: Plan boosts school aid,
lacks funding source. (Forum Newspapers):
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=15036§ion=homepage
Knuth/Anderson: Minnesota puts teeth into carbon-reduction policy.
(MinnPost):
http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2008/04/08/1424/minnesota_puts_teeth_into_carbon-reduction_policy
Hamilton Letter: Budget bill deserved a no vote. (Worthington):
http://www.dglobe.com/articles/index.cfm?id=10585§ion=homepage
Letter (Sailer): Throwing more money at education not the answer.
(Bemidji):
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=15046§ion=Opinion
Walz updates veterans on issues, lists goals for upcoming session.
(Worthington):
http://www.dglobe.com/articles/index.cfm?id=10571§ion=news
Franken on the farm bill, Coleman and Ventura. (Marshall):
http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/500722.html?nav=5015
Federal government downgrades Minnesota's bovine TB status. (AP):
http://ap.brainerddispatch.com/pstories/state/mn/20080408/266388330.shtml
Letter: When Democrats and Republicans come to Rochester, give 'em a
green welcome. (Rochester):
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?a=336298&z=23
Letter: Coleman gets tax relief, votes it down for others. (Bemidji):
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=15047§ion=Opinion
Letter: Bachmann needs to be shown the door. (Crookston);
http://www.crookstontimes.com/articles/2008/04/08/opinion/22opin3.txt
Column: Bachmann*s spending is wrong. (St. Cloud):
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080408/OPINION/104080039/1006
Editorial (Bachmann): Bridge is proper use of earmarks. (St. Cloud):
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080408/OPINION/104080038/1006
Editorial: Pawlenty took hard line, and the right one. (Austin):
http://www.austindailyherald.com/articles/2008/04/08/opinion/news280.txt
Editorial: Finally, a DECC expansion, with thanks to both sides.
(Duluth):
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=64011§ion=Opinion
Editorial: Pawlenty's message 'Show restraint, or I'll do it for you'.
(Rochester):
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=12&a=336531
Editorial: Why no hearing on 35W bridge collapse? (Virginia):
http://www.virginiamn.com/articles/2008/04/08/our_views/doc47f8317704710348055767.txt
Editorial: Keep notice law the way it is. (Worthington):
http://www.dglobe.com/articles/index.cfm?id=10495§ion=opinion