The Daily Digest: 4-7-08

Posted at 7:45 AM on April 7, 2008 by Tom Scheck (2 Comments)
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Gov. Pawlenty will take action on the bonding bill today. He has a press avail at 2:30. Will he veto or line-item veto? It's safe to say that he doesn't like the total size of the bill.

The governor apparently doesn't like a Chatfield provision in the bill.

Conference committees will also start meeting to discuss the budget. It's basically make or break time.

DFLers will also announce a new funding formula for schools today. It will be considered in the 2009 legislative session.

Lawyers say the fight for the victims of the 35W bridge collapse is personal.

Smoking shacks get a look after being amended to the House Finance bill. Forum Communications, AP and the Star Tribune focus on the issue.

There's a dispute brewing over funding for a cancer study.

The Pi Press says DFL Sen. Satveer Chaudhary is being accused of meddling in land use.

Some resort owners say rising gas prices will be good for business.

Forum Communications says cities are struggling with aging sewer systems.

The governor will be in Austin later this week.

Congress

The Pi Press says GOP Sen. Norm Coleman and DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar want to lift the foreign worker visa cap.

Coleman would let people tap their retirement funds to pay their mortgage.

DFL Rep. Tim Walz talks veterans policy with a group of veterans.

The Star Tribune says members of Congress are using the teletownhall. GOP Rep. John Kline is mentioned.

Education Week focuses on the diploma scam prevention bill. DFL Rep. Betty McCollum is mentioned.

DF: Rep. Keith Ellison talks about religion during an interview with Washington Post's On Faith.

Ellison also spoke in Chicago.

GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann tells St. Cloud residents that she's told that federal funds won't be needed to rebuild the DeSoto bridge.

Bachmann also made a Thursday stop in Monticello. She also had a q and a with local chamber folks.

DFL Rep. Collin Peterson rips a Bush Administration plan that caps the length of oxygen tank rentals.

The Soils Lab in Morris will apparently be spared from budget cuts. Peterson is mentioned.

Delta and NWA start talking merger again. DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar voices his opposition again.

DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar and DFL Rep. Tim Walz will talk transportation policy at the U of M today.

2008 Race for U.S. Senate

MPR says GOP Sen. Norm Coleman and DFLer Al Franken disagree over what the campaign should be about.

Franken attended a DFL fundraiser at Jackpot Junction.

2008 Race for President

Hillary Clinton's chief strategist steps aside.

The Arizona Republic looks into whether John McCain is really a maverick.

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton stir crowds in North Dakota on Friday.

An ex-Clinton insider pushes an Obama/Clinton ticket.

Ron Paul supporters allegedly hijacked the CD6 convention. Too bad there's no audio or video to prove it (see below).

2008 Race for Congress

GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann gets endorsed. ECM and the St. Cloud Times have stories. Michele Bachmann's campaign did not allow MPR (or other broadcast outlets) to record the event because they "don't like how audio and video has been edited and and posted on sites like YouTube in the past so we now prohibit media taping."

The GOP candidates in the 4th and 5th Congressional Districts are also set. AP and the Star Tribune are mentioned.

The Pi Press focuses on Ed Mathews endorsement.

IndiaWest says Ashwin Madia is nearing the nomination for Congress.

2010 Race For Governor

The Star Tribune says Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak may be thinking about a possible run for governor.

Pawlenty for VP Watch

Gov. Pawlenty gets 1% in a VP poll.

Reports say Condi Rice is seeking the VP slot.

UPI says Pawlenty is on the list.

Pawlenty also talked VP possibilities on Friday's Almanac.

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Comments (2)

"Michele Bachmann's campaign did not allow MPR (or other broadcast outlets) to record the event because they "don't like how audio and video has been edited and and posted on sites like YouTube in the past so we now prohibit media taping."

That's an interesting approach to handling the media. "No press allowed to make a record of what I say, because it might end up on YouTube."

And what is the "bad thing" that would happen if what she said, did end up on YouTube? What would be so bad about having a record of what this Congressman said, to fellow Republicans? Is she afraid she'd come across as "nuts" or something?

Oh, I forgot; there's YouTube footage of her telling people that global warming is a hoax and Hugo Chavez is going to destroy the United States, and other stuff like that. I guess there is reason for her to "fear the camera and the tape recorder."

So it's better, from her perspective, that there is no recording of or reporting on what she said.

Of course she will talk to some poltical media. She's been on conservative talk radio regularly. You MPR guys will have to start listening to her on those broadcasts, if you want quotes from her.

Posted by Bill Prendergast | April 7, 2008 11:43 PM

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Hey MPR, here's an idea. How about doing a news story on the 6th CD GOP convention? Do a brief little intro, explaining the recording ban, followed by about three minutes of dead air.

Why should people have to find out about this through an obscure little blog called Polinaut? Get this story on the air!

Posted by George Hayduke | April 8, 2008 7:05 AM

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