The Rochester Democrat

Editorial: Legislature must find budget middle ground (Albert Lea
Tribune)
http://www.albertleatribune.com/articles/2005/06/28/opinion/opinion1.txt

Shutdown concerns escalate (St. Cloud Times)
http://miva.sctimes.com/miva/cgi-bin/miva?Web/page.mv+1+local+299383+2+

Pawlenty/D. Johnson/Day/Sviggum: GOP sweetens health care offer; DFLers
drop income tax increase (Brainerd AP)
http://ap.brainerddispatch.com/pstories/state/mn/20050629/3130037.shtml

Letter: Budget deal needs to have restoration of some LGA (Bemidji
Pioneer)
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=94&ArticleID=20160

Pawlenty/Langseth/Sviggum/Cohen/D. Johnson/Marko: Barricades begin
going up at rest areas in case state budget negotiators fail to reach
deal (Bemidji Forum)
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=20171&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=

Sparks/Poppe/Pawlenty: Lawmakers work to pass last-minute bills before
deadline (Austin Daily Herald)
http://www.austindailyherald.com/articles/2005/06/28/news/news2.txt

Column: Negotiation, cooperation, compromise, it must take center stage
(Albert Lea Tribune)
http://www.albertleatribune.com/articles/2005/06/28/opinion/opinion2.txt

Sailer Column: State budget: Compromise but not capitulation (Bemidji
Pioneer)
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=94&ArticleID=20163

Buesgens Column: Better to idle state a while than accept a lousy
budget (Star Tribune)
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/5480967.html

Sviggum/Pawlenty/D. Johnson: Legislative leaders speak of constructive
talks but emerge without agreement (ECM Publishers)
http://www.hometownsource.com/capitol/2005/June/28moretalks.html

Pawlenty/Sviggum/D. Johnson/Day: DFL takes income-tax hike off table;
seeks to kill gambling expansion (MPR)
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/06/28_mccalluml_specialsession/

Pawlenty/Sviggum/D. Johnson/Day: DFL Drops Tax Plan In Bid For No
Racino (Gambling Magazine)
http://www.gamblingmagazine.com/managearticle.asp?C=300&A=14659

Pawlenty/D. Johnson/Entenza/Sviggum: While Lawmakers Negotiate Budget,
Citizens Protest Shutdown (KARE 11)
http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=101153

Rukavina/Pawlenty/Sviggum/Tomassoni/Sertich/Dill/Bakk/D. Johnson: Area
lawmakers see mood change (Mesabi Daily News)
http://www.virginiamn.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=1&story_id=204019

Pogemiller/Sviggum/Hottinger: Budget deal will draw pain from both
parties (Pioneer Press)
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/politics/12008681.htm

Pawlenty/Berglin: Pawlenty Budget Reams Health Care Funding (City
Pages)
http://www.citypages.com/databank/26/1282/article13452.asp

Wiger/S. Murphy: Repeal of minimum gas price urged (Star Tribune)
http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/5481198.html

Hackbarth: Shooting range legislation has supporters and opponents
shooting at the same target (ECM Publishers)
http://www.hometownsource.com/capitol/2005/June/29gunranges.html

State shut down wont halt KAT (West Central Tribune)
http://www.wctrib.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&ArticleID=31383&SubSectionID=83

Energy bill boosts chances of building Iron Range coal plant (Duluth
News Tribune)
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/12011643.htm

Doran sees himself as fresh, moderate candidate (Marshall Independent)
http://www.marshallindependent.com/news/stories/storyd.html

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