The Daily Digest: 4-11-08
Gov. Pawlenty threatens to veto a bill that funds a cancer study of miners on the Iron Range. Forum Communications, AP, MPR and KARE have stories.
GOP Sen. Norm Coleman says he's disappointed with Pawlenty's veto of Central Corridor.
The St. Cloud bridge and the Hastings Bridge will be replaced. MPR, the Pi Press, the Star Tribune and the St. Cloud Times have stories.
The House passed a comprehensive health care package. The Pi Press, the Star Tribune and Forum Communications have stories.
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Health officials order food shelves to rid its shelves of venison. MPR, the Pi Press and the Star Tribune have stories.
MPR says JOBZ applications are declining.
Minnesota hears some good budget news.
Delta pilots are close to a deal which means they're one step closer to a possible merger.
Later bar closings are now back on the table in St. Paul.
Pawlenty talks about the Vikings stadium prospects to a private group.
Pawlenty also told Austin that the city is ready for economic development.
Attorney General Lori Swanson bashes President Bush in this op-ed.
Congress
AP reports that disaster aid and payments could derail the Farm Bill. DFL Rep. Collin Peterson told Politico earlier in the day, however, that a deal could override a veto.
GOP Sen. Norm Coleman and DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar back a housing relief bill. The St. Cloud Times and the Star Tribune have stories.
The bill also has Housing relief for veterans. Coleman backed the provision.
Republicans warn the White House to not enter long term deals with Iraq before the presidential election takes place. Coleman is mentioned.
DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar says the FAA has to do more than trust the airlines. The story focuses on flight delays.
Canadian officials block an Alliant attempt to takeover a Canadian company. GOP Rep. Jim Ramstad is mentioned.
DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar continues to criticize a potential NWA merger deal.
Drug and medical device manufacturers agree to be more open about payments.
2008 Race for Senate
Democrat Al Franken says he raised $2.1 million in the last quarter.
Democrats say Coleman has not been a friend to veterans.
The Atlantic Monthly has a profile of Al Franken (I finally found the link). This is the story that said the Franken folks were worried about having a reporter ride with Franken for fear of a Franken slip-up.
2008 Race for Congress
AP, the Pi Press and MPR have looks at the battle for the DFL endorsement in Minnesota's 3rd District.
DFL Rep. Ashwin Madia gets the backing of DFL Rep. Keith Ellison.
Remember that Democrats Terri Bonoff and Ashwin Madia will be on Midday today at 11.
The Mankato Free Press details fundraising in the 1st.
Pawlenty for VP Watch
AP says Mitt Romney may be running for VP.
Reuters and the New York Times also write about McCain's difficulty in picking a VP. Pawlenty is mentioned.