The Daily Digest: 8-30-06
Posted at 10:11 AM on August 30, 2006
by Tom Scheck
MPR's Laura McCallum comes back from vacation, looks at the latest campaign finance reports and reports on the I-P's Peter Hutchinson and his campaign spending.
Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty praised President Bush's decision to provide drought aid to farmers but some call it stingy.
Mike Hatch, the DFL endorsed candidate for governor, is appealing a ruling on violent video games.
On the Senate front, the dailies focus on DFL endorsed Amy Klobuchar's plan to reduce the national debt. Mark Kennedy stayed in the headlines with visits from Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani. The Marshall Independent, the Star Tribune and the Pi Press have stories.
Rachel Stassen Berger, with the Pi Press, has a storyon how the head of the NRCC is warning GOP donors to be worried about the upcoming election. Are they really worried or just shaking the money trees?
City Pages has a profile of Keith Ellison, the DFL endorsed candidate running in Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District.
Skyway News also examines the 5th District Race.
The Star Tribune chases yesterday's Pioneer Press story that chased a Denver Post story that suggests the Twin Cities are sitting pretty in its bid for the 2008 DNC Convention.
Don Davis, with Forum Communications, takes a look at the Democrats running for attorney general.
The House DFL promises a back to basics agenda but doesn't really explain how they'll pay for improving those basics
MPR and the Star Tribune have stories on the vote by the Hennepin County Board to approve the sales tax increase for a new Twins ballpark.
KARE-11 has a story on the candidates running for Ramsey County Sheriff.
The Pi Press reports that prosecutors are reexamining Chief Finney's role in a 1981 murder.
An execution in South Dakota has been delayed.
Finally, Rochester City Council member Pat Carr thinks Pat Carr is great except Pat Carr didn't use Pat Carr's name in the postings.
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