Outstate News Links (2-5-05)

02/07/2005

Editorial: Vouchers not good policy for education. (Bemidji):
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=94&ArticleID=18243

Stumpf Column: Pawlenty plan pushes welfare. (Grand Forks):
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/editorial/10823281.htm

Marko Column: Governor’s budget plan lacks leadership. (Hastings):
http://www.hastingsstargazette.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=89&ArticleID=9801

Hosch: More on the governor’s budget proposal. (Kimball):
http://www.kimballarea.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=2949

Lieder/Stumpf: MinnesotaCare, casino gambling hot items on legislative
agenda. (Grand Forks):
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/legislature/10823242.htm

Sailer/Howes: House bill provides $1.6 million for Big Bog State
Recreation Area. (Bemidji):
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=18249&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=

Marko/McNamara: Senate passes bonding bill; House bill expected this
week. (Hastings):
http://www.hastingsstargazette.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=83&ArticleID=9814

McNamara: City still eying new interpretative center. (Hastings):
http://www.hastingsstargazette.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=83&ArticleID=9791

Poll finds three-fifths of Minnesotans favor metro casino.
(Brainerd-AP):
http://ap.brainerddispatch.com/pstories/state/mn/20050206/2778765.shtml


Vote helps plans for power plant. (Duluth):
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthtribune/news/local/10831279.htm


Pawlenty proposes aid to schools. (Kimball):
http://www.kimballarea.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=2911

School district outlines legislative priorities. (Bemidji):
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=83&ArticleID=18246

Gutknecht thanks 135th soldiers for service. (Winona):
http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2005/02/06/news/61gutknecht.txt

Schumacher Letter: Fine arts are worth state’s funding. (St. Cloud):
http://miva.sctimes.com/miva/cgi-bin/miva?Web/page.mv+1+opinion+723498

Letter: State is going backward. (Hastings):
http://www.hastingsstargazette.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=10&ArticleID=9800

Editorial: Legislative cooperation so far good for Range. (Virginia):
http://www.virginiamn.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=8&story_id=193107

North Dakota Legislature: The great rural-city divide - Proposed
constitutional amendment would allot one state Senate seat to each
county. (Grand Forks):
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/10830999.htm