Polinaut: February 27, 2007 Archive

The Daily Digest: 2-27-07

Posted at 10:49 AM on February 27, 2007 by Tom Scheck
Filed under: Daily Digest

The federal government rejects a public loan for the DM&E rail line. Norm Coleman breathes a sigh of relief. Tim Walz smiles and the Mayo Clinic asks "Who's the biggest, baddest brother on the block?" MPR, AP, the Mankato Free Press, the Star Tribune and the Rochester Post Bulletin havs stories.

AP says businesses like Thomson West and the Mall of America are hoping for tax relief.

AP says theirs is a proposal to give tax breaks for healthy vending machines.

The Star Tribune has a story on a bill that deals with criminal expungement.

A tougher smoking ban proposal goes to the Senate floor. The Star Tribune and the Pi Press have stories.

Pawlenty and other governors want to get tough on greenhouse gases.

Pawlenty quoted in the Kansas City Star on his mileage tax proposal

A group of mayors and state lawmakers will propose their transportation tax today.

Congress

GOP Sen. Norm Coleman says he won't support the reworking of the 2002 war authorization vote.

CQ says the 110th Congress is an "old boys club with a twist." It mentions DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

Folks in Louisiana are hoping Klobucar supports an independent commission to study the levee failures in New Orleans.

Congress is set to vote on the "Free Choice Act" says Workday Minnesota. GOP Rep. John Kline writes his opposition at townhall.

3rd District Congressman Jim Ramstad is in Pennsylvania today talking mental health parity.

The Hill says the House Ethics task force will operate privately for now. DFL Rep. Betty McCollum is on the task force.

DFL Rep. Keith Ellison has been nominated for a freedom flame award in Selma on March 3rd.

The St. Cloud Times says GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann needs to explain her comments on Iran.

DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar says he doesn't support privatization of roads and bridges.

2008
AP says Pawlenty wants the GOP to get more aggressive on the issues.

David Strom, with the Taxpayers League, says McCain's Minnesota leadership team isn't impressive.