The Daily Digest: 12-14-07
The state nears completion of bridge inspections. MPR and AP have stories.
The Minnesota Supreme Court won't hear the appeal of the 35W bridge award.
WCCO picks up on the billboard campaign that says "No New Taxes means No New Bridges."
Gov. Pawlenty will appear in public service ads that will run on cable. The ads will promote energy conservation.
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The announcement comes after Pawlenty talked energy with other govs in Florida. The St. Petersburg Times and AP have stories.
AP has a story on a new law that bans mercury in mascara, eye liners and skin-lightening creams.
Lawmakers talk senior care in Jackson.
Vapor testing has St. Louis Park on edge.
The Winona Daily News says lawmakers are warning of tough times ahead for education.
Local probation officers design a software program that shares criminal data.
The IRRRB gives $4.1 million to local communities for infrastructure improvements. (forgot to add the million in an earlier post - thanks for the heads up).
Congress
A final Senate vote on the Farm Bill is set for as early as Friday. The body rejected DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar's amendment limiting farm subsidies.
The Inspector General for Iraq is under investigation. GOP Sen. Norm Coleman is mentioned.
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DFL U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken talked issues in Aitkin.
Franken was also spotted in DC and he was talking to a Republican (gasp!)
Norm's going viral with help from a few of his Washington friends. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that several lawmakers, including Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss, appeared in a video on behalf of Coleman. It's riveting stuff. Guys reading from a teleprompter. Whoop!
Update: A dedicated reader points out that DFLer Steve Sarvi (who is running for Congress in Minnesota's 2nd) takes GOP Rep. John Kline to task for saying all federal earmarks are bad in this op-ed.