The Daily Digest 8-1-06
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Northwest Airlines leads the digest today. Specifically the flight attendants vote to reject the contract proposal. This could set up a nasty courtroom showdown and spill over into Minnesota's political races. MPR, the Star Tribune, the Pi Press and the AP all have stories. It looks like the flight attendants are ready for a fight according to MPR's Jeff Horwich:
"I think there's just a basic sense of injustice here," said Mollie Reiley, who heads the union at Northwest. "For some of these people it's as basic as -- if we agree to these terms, they can no longer afford their homes. They can no longer afford to stay in this job. And so I think for some of them the decision is, if my career is gone anyway, we might as well go down fighting."
The Pi Press and AP have stories on the decision by a judge to throw out Minnesota's video game law.
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The Pi Press and Star Tribune dissect Governor Pawlenty's latest health care proposal.
HMMM. I wonder why Pawlenty and Mike Hatch are talking about health care.
Hennepin County Sheriff Pat McGowan endorses former DFL Party Chair Mike Erlandson for Congress and rips Keith Ellison, the DFL endorsed candidate. MPR and the Star Tribune have stories.
One side note, Jim DeMay, who headed up the DNC's Get Out the Vote efforts in Ohio for John Kerry in 2004, is "volunteering" for the Erlandson campaign.
The top Democrats in Congress put forward a pullout plan for Iraq. I can already hear the GOP fax machines churrning with news releases asking "Does Amy Klobuchar/Mike Hatch/Tim Walz/Colin Peterson/Jim Oberstar/DFLer running for dog catcher support the idea?" Republican Mike Barrett is first out of the gate asking DFL incumbent Colin Peterson that question:
If Minority Leader Pelosi is accurate in her statement that the entire Democrat leadership is united, does this mean that Collin Peterson support this 'cut-and-run' nonsense?" said Republican challenger Michael Barrett. "Nancy Pelosi will be at FarmFest this week being showcased by my opponent, and I hope the press will ask him if he is united with the rest of the Democrat leadership on 'cut-and-run'.
Many of the Congressional candidates will be at Farmfest today. MPR's Midday will air the debates later this week. Expect to hear farmers and candidates say they don't want too many changes to the farm bill
It looks like cities across Minnesota are preparing their budgets for next year. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman is set to announce his budget plan on Wednesday. City officials say there will be a shortfall. Bemidji is also getting ready to increase property taxes according to the Bemidji Pioneer:
An unexpected decrease in Local Government Aid and mounting funding needs have led the city of Bemidji to anticipate an estimated $1.1 million increase to the city
