Polinaut: July 7, 2009 Archive

Daily Digest

Posted at 7:49 AM on July 7, 2009 by Tim Nelson (0 Comments)
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Franken

The U.S. Senator-elect becomes the U.S. Senator today. MPR, the Pioneer Press and the Strib all have stories.

2010

Third term Delano Republican Tom Emmer joins the field to succeed Tim Pawlenty, say the Strib and Pioneer Press. Former House minority leader Marty Seifert
will formally announce his bid this morning.

The budget mess

Despite decrying taxes on businesses, Pawlenty decides to hang on to their capital equipment sales tax proceeds a little longer, according to the AP.

Bemidji's loss in LGA is expected to total near $750,000 in the next two years.

Other

Governor Tim Pawlenty is attending the funeral of the father of former U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad and tax court judge Sheryl Ramstad this morning.

The BCA is hosting the Gang Strike Force's governing board at 10 a.m., to show them their new digs and talk about who's going to participate in the embattled gang unit.

An oft-excoriated part of the state veterans home in Minneapolis is being taken down, starting today, to be replaced with an updated building.

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