The Daily Digest: 11-9-07
Posted at 9:43 AM on November 9, 2007
by Tom Scheck
Filed under: Daily Digest
Transportation Commissioner Carol Molnau says road projects could be delayed because a panel of state lawmakers didn't lift a spending cap on her department. MPR, AP and the Pi Press have stories.
Congress approved more bridge money but it faces a veto threat.
Meanwhile, the bridge work is about to get real. That means noise.
MnDOT is investigating a relationship between MnDOT's disaster chief and a federal highway official. They want to know whether her travel was warranted. The Star Tribune has the story.
The Pi Press wonders if a relationship between the NTSB, MnDOT and a consulting company on the state dole is too cozy.
A committee in the Legislature will weigh the fairness of compensating bridge victims.
Levy opponents sue for the right to spread false information. MPR and the Star Tribune have stories.
An audit says the Minnesota Zoo could improve its financial practices. The Star Tribune and the Pi Press have stories.
The governors of the eight Great Lakes states are calling on presidential candidates to prioritize the Great Lakes.
First Lady Mary Pawlenty gets her head carved in butter.
Congress
The Senate confirms Mukasey as attorney general. GOP Sen. Norm Coleman voted for the confirmation. DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar voted against it.
The Senate overrides President Bush's veto of a water bill. Coleman and Klobuchar vote for the override.
Coleman is sponsoring resolution condemning states that issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants residing in the United States.
Klobuchar is backing legislation that helps families care for older family members.
The U.S. House oks funding for the Hormel Institute. DFL Rep. Tim Walz is mentioned.
The Star Tribune says a U of M class is working to help the niece of a fellow student. The student is from Sudan. Coleman, Klobuchar and DFL Reps. Betty McCollum and Keith Ellison are mentioned.
The acting Ag Secretary says the Senate's version of the Farm Bill is unacceptable. The Bush Administration also doesn't like the House version. DFL Rep. Collin Peterson is mentioned. AP and the Pi Press have stories.
2008
Former Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey will campaign for Al Franken this weekend.
The Mankato Free Press takes a look at the campaign war chests of the GOP opponents of Walz.
India-West profiles DFLer Ashwin Media, who is running for Congress in Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District.
MinnPost says the DFL Party has some financial problems.
DFL Rep. Keith Ellison told Huffington Post that he has concerns if former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani could become president:
"I have had more than a few people tell me that they are worried about that prospect [of Giuliani in the White House] and who identify Giuliani as a person who has little to no regard for the civil liberties and human rights of Muslims," Rep. Keith Ellison, D-MN, Congress' sole Muslim member, told the Huffington Post. "He is pandering to the fears of 9/11 and needs a boogeyman to do it."
2010
The Fix writes about the 2010 Governor's races. Minnesota is not mentioned.
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