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Jul 2009
- Friday, July 31, 2009
  - Stillwater looking at pre-emptive budget cuts, in case state finances worsen | Joe Kimball
  - Rybak says he's "very likely" to run for guv | Eric Black
  - More sparring on Central Corridor light rail line; U of M wants less vibration | Joe Kimball
  - Pawlenty: Do not shun Democrats, but shun their spending | Max Sparber
  - Abortion shaping up as big issue in Bachmann race | Joe Kimball
  - No surprise: Republicans liked Pawlenty message to RNC, Dems rip it | Joe Kimball
- Thursday, July 30, 2009
  - Rybak and Pawlenty agree on bridge memorial, but not on health care | Joe Kimball
  - Bill Finney won't run again against Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher, but will Matt Bostrom? | Joe Kimball
  - Favre as Vikings savior? Remember Herschel Walker? That approach didn't work so well last time, either | Steve Aschburner
  - DEED commissioner: Unemployment will stay high, but it's a good time to start a business | Joe Kimball
  - Minnesota's newest health scare: Beware the deadly tick | Brian Lambert
  - Pawlenty to hit three main topics in speech today to Republican National Committee | Joe Kimball
  - Words and deeds from the greenest pope | Mark Neuzil
- Wednesday, July 29, 2009
  - State Sen. Tarryl Clark officially jumps into 6th District House race | Joe Kimball
  - House Speaker Kelliher (former Dairy Princess) tours dairy farm | Joe Kimball
  - For sure now, Tarryl Clark running for the Bachmann seat (and she'll abide by the endorsement) | Eric Black
  - Latest unallotment news includes cut in governor's budget | Joe Kimball
  - Brett Favre fiasco leaves the Vikings in tough spot | Pat Borzi
  - Daily Glean: Health care explained, but not in 60 seconds | Brian Lambert
  - Pawlenty letter asks state congressional delegation to drop 'flawed attempt at health reform' | Joe Kimball
  - Bipartisanship in the 1990s delivered health-care reform in Minnesota | Iric Nathanson
- Tuesday, July 28, 2009
  - Group working to draft Mayor R.T. Rybak for governor | Doug Grow
  - Coleman-Franken proceedings: The case is, finally, closed … and checks totaling $112K cleared, too | Jay Weiner
  - Here's a handy comparison of health-reform proposals | Casey Selix
  - With loss of Slowey, how many holes can the Twins patch? | Aaron Gleeman
  - Daily Glean: A 'birther' chain reaction involves Peterson, Bachmann | Max Sparber
  - Burnsville and Hopkins in running for Excellence Awards | Joe Kimball
  - KSTP-TV says Norm Coleman won't run for governor | Joe Kimball
  - On that conspiracy theory crack: Sorry, says Rep. Collin Peterson | Joe Kimball
- Monday, July 27, 2009
  - Why Collin Peterson doesn't do town meetings | Eric Black
  - Introducing the Mad as Hell Doctors tour, where the 'rubber gloves meet the road' | Casey Selix
  - Rep. Peterson: many believe 9/11 conspiracy theories | Joe Kimball
  - Regional Red Cross Director Sherri Thomsen resigns | Joe Kimball
  - Health care stagnation highlights our sclerotic system | Eric Black
  - Agenda for Minnesota Resources group includes tree diseases, wind energy, carp | Joe Kimball
  - Big addition coming for Fergus Falls Veterans Home | Joe Kimball
  - Tinklenberg pushes back | Eric Black
  - DFL gubernatorial candidates jump on the hay wagon | Joe Kimball
  - Daily Glean: Sign of things to come: cash-strapped school districts | Max Sparber
  - Should the Twins trade for Oakland's Orlando Cabrera? | Aaron Gleeman
- Friday, July 24, 2009
  - Discussion Tuesday on commuter rail to western suburbs | Joe Kimball
  - Ten Commandments monument near Bemidji sprayed with black paint | Joe Kimball
  - Pawlenty goes up the river to push for water protection | Joe Kimball
  - Iron Ranger Rukavina thinking about governor's race | Joe Kimball
  - The emptiness of the Sotomayor hearings | Eric Black
  - Daily Glean: Pawlenty on Obama: He's 'scamming' us | Max Sparber
  - Proposed fed policies seek to limit flooding on Red and Mississippi rivers | Mark Neuzil
  - Higher ed tuition on the rise as dark clouds loom | Sharon Schmickle
- Thursday, July 23, 2009
  - IP'er Bob Anderson may run again for Bachmann seat | Eric Black
  - Volatile Maplewood political races likely with large slate of candidates | Joe Kimball
  - Paul Thissen announces for Guv | Eric Black
  - Minneapolis school head stepping down next June | MinnPost staff
  - Twins Notes: An injury carpool, unnerving TV coverage, graphs and Twitter | Aaron Gleeman
  - Renewable energy goals also will create jobs, group says | Joe Kimball
  - Minnesota agency pushes renewable energy in communities | Joe Kimball
  - Oberstar lauded for bike path money in highway bill | Joe Kimball
  - Daily Glean: Calling Marge Gunderson! What would she make of this? | Brian Lambert
  - What the rest of the world thinks about Obama | Eric Black
- Wednesday, July 22, 2009
  - Health-care consumer confidence index improves in June | Casey Selix
  - Former St. Cloud State U President Robert Bess dies | Joe Kimball
  - State upgrades website for Minnesota veterans | Joe Kimball
  - Former Southwest State President Doug Sweetland dies | Joe Kimball
  - Daily Glean: Ellison the man in middle between Mecca and TiZA | Brian Lambert
  - How will Pawlenty's environmental record play nationally in presidential politics? | Mark Neuzil
- Tuesday, July 21, 2009
  - DFL gov hopefuls heading to Austin pumpkin-patch event | Joe Kimball
  - TC picnic has grass-roots health-care reform on the menu | Doug Grow
  - Daily Glean: Readers launch comment war over soldier story | Max Sparber
  - Metro population hits 2.87M, led by Shakopee | Joe Kimball
  - Airport gets new website, plus those expensive signs | Joe Kimball
- Monday, July 20, 2009
  - A reminder: Double-check that email address before sending -- Virginia, Minn., library worker didn't | Joe Kimball
  - Legislators honored for 2009 session. Really. | Joe Kimball
  - Ted Kennedy looks back at long fight for health reform | Casey Selix
  - A familiar Twins tactic but one with upside: signing vet Mark Grudzielanek | Aaron Gleeman
  - White House chief tech officer, a 'rock star' of open government, touts potential of online civic engagement | Jay Weiner
  - Daily Glean: RIP, Metro Gang Force | Max Sparber
  - Duluth mayor expects to be put 'through wood chipper' for firing city administrator | Joe Kimball
  - Rep. Betty McCollum holds health care reform hearing today in St. Paul | Joe Kimball
- Friday, July 17, 2009
  - Gallup Poll has Pawlenty far behind other potential GOP presidential candidates | Joe Kimball
  - Twins' second-half roster shuffling brings back Casilla, adds pitcher | Aaron Gleeman
  - Daily Glean: It's official: It's dry out there | Max Sparber
  - State Sen. Dick Cohen honored for his devotion to the arts (and their funding) | Joe Kimball
  - Sviggum suspends campaign for governor while awaiting ruling on his federal OSHA duties | Joe Kimball
  - Disabled vets can now ride buses and LRT free, but officials worry few know about the benefit | David Hawley
  - Tinklenberg vows to go to Dem primary if necessary to get another crack at Bachmann | Eric Black
- Thursday, July 16, 2009
  - Health-reform legislation on the move in Congress | Casey Selix
  - Keith Ellison, according to the WaPo | Eric Black
  - Bemidji airport, state's fourth busiest, wants some respect | Joe Kimball
  - Nonprofit mergers: Putting the best foot forward | Scott Russell
  - Daily Glean: Denny Hecker in court: A bad day for details | Brian Lambert
  - Northern Minnesota newspaper weathers another problem | Joe Kimball
  - GOP state Sen. David Hann to announce run for governor today | Joe Kimball
- Wednesday, July 15, 2009
  - Pawlenty and Gingrich on health reform and Henry Ford | Casey Selix
  - Update with quotes from Tarryl Clark and Elwyn Tinklenberg | Eric Black
  - Anderson, officially in governor's race, touts individual liberty, limited government | Joe Kimball
  - Pawlenty's path to the White House laid out in City Pages | Joe Kimball
  - Smart Politics analyzes Twittering lawmaker's tweets | Casey Selix
  - GOP's Pat Anderson, former state auditor, officially in governor's race | MinnPost staff
  - Update: Tarryl Clark will run for Congress in Bachmann's district | Eric Black
  - Daily Glean: Health care winners, losers | Brian Lambert
  - Gingrich in town for health care workshop; Pawlenty there, too | Joe Kimball
  - Breathalyzer system will be used for under-age drinkers at new U of M football stadium | Joe Kimball
  - Franken signs on as co-sponsor of Hate Crimes Prevention Act | Joe Kimball
- Tuesday, July 14, 2009
  - GOP's Jim Ramstad decides not to enter governor's race | Doug Grow
  - Attorney Joseph Klein appointed Hennepin County judge | Joe Kimball
  - Life and Times of Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher | Joe Kimball
  - Who will abide by the DFL endorsement process for guv? | Eric Black
  - Daily Glean: Celebrity 'cameo' enlivens Franken's Judiciary debut | Max Sparber
  - Four state judgeships open in Anoka, Chisago counties | Joe Kimball
  - Elton Redalen, former legislator and ag commissioner, dead at 83 | Joe Kimball
- Monday, July 13, 2009
  - Michele Bachmann pushes hydrocephalus awareness | Joe Kimball
  - St. Paul pilot program seeking more women and minority firefighters | Joe Kimball
  - Forum looks at ways to make good election system better | Joe Kimball
  - Daily Glean: Spotlight shines on Minnesota connections to Somali violence | Max Sparber
  - Minneapolis homeowners could pay $20 extra for street lights | Joe Kimball
  - Pay freezes for teachers on the table in some districts | Joe Kimball
  - Margaret Anderson Kelliher has a campaign manager for her undeclared gubernatorial bid | Eric Black
  - With trade deadline approaching, can Twins pull off needed second-half deal? | Pat Borzi
  - Changing charter still a struggle in Minneapolis | Iric Nathanson
- Friday, July 10, 2009
  - Courage Center asks voters who have disabilities to complete survey on barriers to voting | Joe Kimball
  - Daily Glean: Hello, Al; farewell, Norm | Max Sparber
  - Gov. Pawlenty to speak at send-off for another Minnesota National Guard unit headed to Iraq | Joe Kimball
  - Ideas sought for new library in Uptown Minneapolis | Joe Kimball
  - Economy hurting Duluth's tourism industry | Joe Kimball
- Thursday, July 9, 2009
  - Economy forces closing of ACLU's North Dakota office | Joe Kimball
  - Pawlenty's Atlantic video interview covers both his and GOP's future | Joe Kimball
  - Coleman’s handling of recount hurt his political standing, new poll says | Doug Grow
  - 6th District’s Maureen Reed reports hefty fundraising to battle Bachmann | Doug Grow
  - An anonymity for candor deal that worked out well | Eric Black
  - Deloitte offers workshops for nonprofits, would do well to coordinate with existing efforts | Scott Russell
  - Common Cause wants two-year waiting period on legislator-lobbyist 'revolving door' | Joe Kimball
  - Daily Glean: Déjà vu du jour: Denny Hecker sued ... again | Brian Lambert
  - Federal funds headed to Worthington for airport runways | Joe Kimball
  - Gov. Pawlenty attending 'shifty' education conference? | Joe Kimball
- Wednesday, July 8, 2009
  - Brod pulls out of GOP gubernatorial race -- for now | Doug Grow
  - Bilingual signs coming to Bemidji shops | Joe Kimball
  - Daily Glean: Franken's in, opposition reacts; Starbucks retreats | Brian Lambert
  - Gov. Pawlenty in Nashville for education conference | Joe Kimball
  - Franken's seating in Senate means 'Bye-bye, beard' for reporter Bill Salisbury | Joe Kimball
  - Pawlenty and presidential run: A top-five candidate | Eric Black
- Tuesday, July 7, 2009
  - Franken records his first vote, reflects on emotions of day | Jay Weiner
  - State GOP greets Franken on Day One with call to stop 'big spenders' | Jay Weiner
  - Two foundations establish community relief fund | Joe Kimball
  - Report suggests other ways to finance roads: tax or assess the increased value in surrounding property | Joe Kimball
  - North Hennepin science addition is on MNSCU's $403M wish list for bonding projects | Joe Kimball
  - Franken formally becomes 40th Minnesotan to serve in U.S. Senate | Jay Weiner
  - Minnesota U.S. attorney nominee B. Todd Jones in line for another big job | Eric Black
  - Chickens now legal in Fergus Falls, but not roosters | Joe Kimball
  - Former House Minority Leader Seifert officially announces run for governor | Doug Grow
  - Repub ad dredges up footage of Franken "being" Wellstone | Eric Black
  - Live coverage of Franken swearing-in on CSPAN-2 | Joe Kimball
  - Daily Glean: Franken's big day -- seriously | Max Sparber
- Monday, July 6, 2009
  - Suburban Rep. Tom Emmer formally enters GOP governor's race | Doug Grow
  - Will time capsule yield a historic treasure trove at the Vets Home? | Joe Kimball
  - Daily Glean: NY Times examines unique world of Minnesota politics | Max Sparber
  - Twins Notes: three All-Stars, another injury, more changes and some international intrigue | Aaron Gleeman
  - Legislature asked to fund study of bike path between Mankato and St. Peter | Joe Kimball
  - Palin's 'unusual decision' won't affect Pawlenty's plans | Joe Kimball
  - Joe Mauer, one ink-stained fan's appreciation | Eric Black
- Sunday, July 5, 2009
  - Happy 4th of July, too late | Eric Black
- Thursday, July 2, 2009
  - Coleman v. Franken, Bush v. Gore and Ned Foley v. the Wall Street Journal | By Eric Black
  - Rush Limbaugh: Minnesota's election system is like Iran's | Eric Black
  - Twins at the three-month mark: Stronger pitching in June makes up for quieter bats | Aaron Gleeman
  - Pawlenty in Aspen talking about education at 'ideas fest' | Joe Kimball
  - With tourism down 20 percent in northern Minnesota, Sen. Klobuchar looking for solutions | Joe Kimball
  - Daily Glean: Post-Senate race, gubernatorial guessing game takes the spotlight | Brian Lambert
  - Will Norm Coleman run for governor? | Eric Black
  - Marvin Ramstad, father of politicians Jim and Sheryl, dies | Doug Grow
  - Fellow Republicans to Bachmann: Stand up and be counted | Joe Kimball
- Wednesday, July 1, 2009
  - Stillwater schools consider $15.8 million early childhood center | Joe Kimball
  - Tea Party groups set Fourth of July gatherings | Joe Kimball
  - Final unallotment document released by Gov. Pawlenty | Joe Kimball
  - Albert Lea church helps keep city park program open | Joe Kimball
  - Daily Glean: Finally, a big fix for Senate recount junkies on the Big Day | Brian Lambert
  - Gov. Pawlenty supports pork -- the kind you eat -- with cookout today at State Capitol | Joe Kimball
  - Rally for Franken today at noon on State Capitol steps | Joe Kimball

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