Outstate News (5-20-08)
05/20/2008
Courtesy of MN Rep. Al Juhnke
Peterson, Heidgerken won*t run for re-election. (Willmar):
http://www.wctrib.com/articles/index.cfm?id=37576§ion=News
Heidgerken to retire from Legislature. (St. Cloud):
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080520/NEWS01/105190067/1009
Ozment/Tingelstad/DeLaForest/Kranz: End of 2008 legislative session
sees departing area lawmakers standing tall. (ECM):
http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5084&Itemid=29
Moe/Fuller: Republicans endorse Carlson in 4A. (Bemidji):
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=16019§ion=homepage
Ward/Doty/Moe/Howes/Olson/Koering: Area lawmakers laud bipartisan
effort. (Brainerd):
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/stories/052008/new_20080520036.shtml
Haws/Kelliher/Pogemiller/Clark/Severson/Gottwalt: Minnesota leaders
boast session results. (St. Cloud):
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080520/NEWS01/105200012/1009
Kelliher: End of session: Cordial, on time and productive. (Mankato):
http://www.mankato-freepress.com/local/local_story_141010813.html
Kelliher/Sertich/Moe/Pogemiller/Clark: DFLers tout harmonious session.
(Bemidji):
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=16020§ion=homepage
Sertich/Pogemiller/Garofalo/Lanning/Stumpf: Pawlenty touts session
highs; however, some worried about issues for 2009. (Forum Newspapers):
http://www.wctrib.com/articles/index.cfm?id=37577§ion=homepage
Seifert/Kelliher/Peterson/Finstad/Fredrickson: Success in St. Paul.
(Marshall):
http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/501861.html?nav=5015
Solberg/Dill/Howes: Bipartisan agreement on session success.
(Virginia):
http://www.virginiamn.com/articles/2008/05/20/news/doc483254db8a78d831652542.txt
Kelliher/Seifert/Pogemiller: Governor calls past legislative session a
'keeper'. (MPR):
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/05/19/follow2/
Swails/Kelliher/Lenczewski/Bakk/Senjem/Seifert: Minn. session started
with acrimony, ended with accord. (AP):
http://ap.brainerddispatch.com/pstories/state/mn/20080519/280633866.shtml
Lieder/Stumpf: $500K LGA allocation will boost arena budget.
(Crookston):
http://www.crookstontimes.com/articles/2008/05/20/news/20news1.txt
Dill/Bakk: Minnesota to pay double to local governments on Lake
Vermilion state park land. (Duluth):
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=66875§ion=homepage
Morrow/Kelliher/Sheran: Lawmakers praise sales tax passage. (Mankato):
http://www.mankato-freepress.com/local/local_story_141011201.html
Nornes/Skogen: Session boosts library, veterans. (Fergus Falls):
http://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/2008/may/19/session-boosts-library-veterans/?local
Finstad/Fredrickson: Property tax relief included in compromise. (New
Ulm):
http://www.nujournal.com/page/content.detail/id/501150.html?nav=5009
Thissen/Berglin: Health care legislation considered a good first step
toward reform. (MPR):
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/05/19/legislature_healthcare/
Pappas: Higher Ed cuts should spare students higher tuitions. (MPR):
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/05/19/legislature_highered/
Hann/Carlson/Lenczewski: Series of budget bills wipes out projected
$935 million state budget deficit. (ECM):
http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5083&Itemid=29
Latz: Minn. cities face caps on tax revenue. (AP):
http://ap.brainerddispatch.com/pstories/state/mn/20080519/280619236.shtml
Letter: Gottwalt's record short on children's issues. (St. Cloud):
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080520/OPINION/105200016/1006
Juhnke: Al Franken's Minnesota Senate Campaign Is No Joke. (USNews):
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2008/05/16/al-frankens-minnesota-senate-campaign-is-no-joke-.html
Coleman makes *victory lap* and extols virtues of farm bill.
(Willmar):
http://www.wctrib.com/articles/index.cfm?id=37574§ion=homepage
Coleman assesses provisions of farm bill. (New Ulm):
http://www.nujournal.com/page/content.detail/id/501148.html?nav=5009
Letter: Shameless Legislature tried to slap on seatbelt law.
(Mankato):
http://www.mankato-freepress.com/letters/local_story_139012220.html
Editorial: Results of the 2008 legislative session were good for the
state. Marshall):
http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/501858.html?nav=5017
Editorial: Legislature's holistic approach pays off. (Rochester):
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=12&a=343604
Editorial: Achievement born from last year*s failings. (Mankato):
http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_141012145.html?keyword=topstory
Editorial: Down to the wire. (New Ulm):
http://www.nujournal.com/page/content.detail/id/501132.html?nav=5011
Editorial: A finish line and a starting line. (Grand Forks):
http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=76954§ion=Opinion
Editorial: Compromise takes aim at levy hikes. (Fairmont):
http://www.fairmontsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/500606.html?nav=5005
Editorial: How well did our lawmakers really do? (St. Cloud):
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080520/OPINION/105200023/1006
Editorial (Ventura): Two who shouldn't run. (Worthington):
http://www.dglobe.com/articles/index.cfm?id=11746§ion=Opinion