The Daily Digest: 7-11-07
Feds seem confident of more money for Northstar.
State ends up in the black.
The first round of National Guard troops arrive in Wisconsin.
Congress
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GOP Sen. Norm Coleman opposes the Democratic plan on Iraq policy. He tells NPR he and other Republicans are leaning against voting for the bill. He also tells Bloomberg that the Democratic plan would be a "disaster" but is calling for a change in policy.
He also says the commercials targeting him are about "getting press."
The NY Times has a nifty chart on the vulnerable senators.
Coleman is also mentioned in this story saying the Senate is getting ready to debate the fairness doctrine.
Coleman is 18th on the list of members of Congress who took the most privately financed trips in Congress.
Wellstone's son pushes for mental health coverage but GOP Rep. John Kline says the mental health parity act will drive up health costs.
The Hill says DFL Rep. Betty McCollum encouraged her staff to stretch with her.
The largest farm group supports DFL Rep. Collin Peterson's Farm Bill.
2008
The Star Tribune says Al Franken and Mike Ciresi, two DFLers challenging Coleman, ask Coleman to support the DFL plan on Iraq. That should change his mind.
MPR and AP take a look at Jim Cohen, A DFLer who will announce today that he will run for U.S. Senate.
There may be a third candidate in the race for Steve Sviggum's house seat.
2008 RNC