The Daily Digest: 11-16-07
Gov. Pawlenty and other Midwestern Governors sign on to the global warming pact. MPR, Reuters, AP, the Pi Press and the Star Tribune have stories.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says the accord does not include nuclear energy.
A group of mayors is hoping that the governor changes his mind and calls a special session. The Star Tribune, the Pi Press and KARE-11 have stories.
A new report says pro sports generate $345 million in tax revenues.
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State exports drop nearly 6% from last year.
The ACLU files a suit against the Commissioner of Health forbidding a massage therapist from having a romantic relationship with a client.
I wonder if this is how they did it 150 years ago. Capitol for a Day voting gets out of hand and has to be redone. AP and the Rochester Post Bulletin have stories.
The State Sentencing Committee didn't revise the state's drug sentencing guidelines and asks the Legislature to appoint a committee to study it further. The Pi Press has the story.
Southeastern Minnesota flood victims express their frustrations.
I-35W Bridge
A judge is expected to rule on access to bridge documents by early December. The Pi Press and AP have stories.
The Star Tribune says the state's "independent" consultant is working with the National Transportation Safety Board. AP and the Pi Press have already reported this.
State lawmakers continue to discuss a fund to help bridge survivors. The Star Tribune and the Pi Press have stories.
Congress
GOP Sen. Norm Coleman is traveling to Guatemala to discuss adoption. AP and the Star Tribune have stories.
DFL Rep. Tim Walz backs legislation that would hold the White House in contempt over the judiciary probe.
DFL Rep. Keith Ellison files a brief in the Supreme Court voter id case.
The House also passed a bill on mortgage lenders. Ellison says the bill reforms the subprime market.
DFL Rep. Betty McCollum writes an op-ed praising the nation's veterans.
The Farm Bill may be delayed until 2008. We'll find out today when an exciting cloture vote occurs. AP and MPR have stories.
Speaking of the Farm Bill, Time Magazine has a story on farm subsidies. The magazine shows the backdoor dealing done by DFL Rep. Collin Peterson.
The Department of Energy tries to influence a KARE-11 online poll because the DOE didn't like the stories.
Set those DVRs! John Kline and Tim Walz will be on Almanac tonight.
2008
MPR has the numbers behind the Iowa caucuses.
El Tinklenberg and Bob Olson debate the issues in St. Cloud. The two DFLers are vying to run against GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann.
Republican House Minority Leader Marty Seifert backs Fred Thompson for President. The Pi Press and the Star Tribune have stories.
2008 RNC
I hope you don't have a wedding scheduled for early September of next year because it may be hard to find a place for your hotel guests to stay. That's because the RNC locked up 16,000 hotel rooms.