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The Daily Digest: 7-2-07

Posted at 9:23 AM on July 2, 2007 by Tom Scheck (2 Comments)
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The state of Minnesota and its two largest employee unions reach an agreement on contracts. The Star Tribune and the Pi Press have stories.

States, like Minnesota, are taking steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The Pi Press looks deeper into the decision to allow the U of M do the study on mine dust.

The Star Tribune takes a look at atrazine.

Zygi was getting jiggy with the dough during the last campaign.

DFL Sen. Satveer Chaudhary has accepted Gov. Pawlenty's invitation to go on a trade mission to India.

DFL Rep. Al Juhnke is named the co-chair of the Next Gen board.

MNDOT and Oronoco are going at it.

The Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court says storm clouds are approaching regarding judicial independence.

The Pi Press has a story on how prosecutors are trying to lock away young sex offenders for a long time.

GOP Sen, Geoff Michel writes an op-ed on the budget.

Congress

GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann visits the Middle East.

DFL Rep. Keith Ellison signs on to a bill calling for the impeachment of Dick Cheney.

The Star Tribune says DFL Rep. Tim Walz is in debt and not alone.

GOP Sen. Norm Coleman joins the debate over the Fairness Doctrine (a plan requiring broadcasters to balance political coverage). He doesn't like it so he introduced the Broadcaster Freedom Act.

Coleman and DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar are mentioned in this Star Tribune story on the immigration bill.

Coleman will also be in northern Minnesota over the next couple of days.

There are more stories about the toy recall. Klobuchar is mentioned.

The New York Times also quotes Klobuchar on the public's frustration with Congress.

The Hill says both parties are explaining away the dismal poll numbers.

Forum Communications says the Farm Bill debate is set to hit high gear.

The Farm Bill may include crop insurance reductions. DFL Rep. Collin Peterson is mentioned.

Peterson also says payment caps are probable in the bill.

Forum Communications says a few are taking the Farm Bill debate to church.

Two freshman lawmakers are using the internet to lobby support for an alternative Farm Bill.

DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar includes Minnesota projects in the national spending bill.

The Star Tribune says the bus to Canada for cheaper meds made its last trip.

2008

Illinois Senator Barack Obama packs them in during his first visit to Minnesota as a presidential candidate. AP, the Pi Press and the Star Tribune have stories.

The Teamsters endorse Al Franken.

2008 Republican National Convention

St. Paul is "calling all cars" for the RNC.

Comments (2)

The PPress Article was a great read especially the quote at the end:

With grass-roots themes, Obama fires up a crowd
BY BILL SALISBURY
Pioneer Press
Article Launched: 06/30/2007 12:01:00 AM CDT
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_6265446

excerpt:
[...his supporters at the rally called him a champion of ordinary folks.

"I like the way he runs his campaign more at the grass-roots level than by taking big money," said Paul Smiskol, of Minneapolis, a college research coordinator.

Attending her first political rally, Eden Prairie High School senior Meghann Brestovansky said she and her friends are excited about the youthful-looking Obama.

"He's fresh and open to new ideas. I do think there's a generational attraction," she said.

High school teachers Heidi and Clint McCowan drove four hours from Bayfield, Wis., to hear Obama's speech.

Why? "Because this guy makes us feel patriotic again," Heidi McCowan said.

"He really inspires us," Clint McCowan added.]

Posted by eb | July 2, 2007 10:54 AM

Tom, you took a great photo at the rally, why not post it on the blog? See: http://images.publicradio.org/content/2007/06/30/20070630_obama_2.jpg

You recently posted a Richardson photo in one of your blogs: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2007/06/richardson_rais.shtml

Posted by eb | July 2, 2007 11:02 AM

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