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Minnesota daily news roundup

Pawlenty seeks longer terms for sex offenders



Gov. Tim Pawlenty is seeking longer prison sentences for sex offenders.
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Minn. Senate to vote on $1B public works bill



A $1 billion construction projects bill gets its first big vote on Tuesday in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
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Minnesota GOP feels party gathering steam


Minnesota's Republicans are talking confidently again, hoping to capitalize on a country -- and a state -- they think may already be growing tired of President Obama and the Democrats.   Read More
Redesign' sought to shore up Minnesota's finances


Desperate times call for desperate measures. Facing a $1.2 billion state deficit and future deficits of up to $5.4 billion, lawmakers in the Minnesota House unveiled proposals they hope lead to a government "redesign." It is being pitched as a bipartisan effort that focuses on results rather than whether to adjust the levers of government by raising taxes or cutting spending.   Read More
DFLers hope tax breaks put jobless back to work


In an attempt to spark building construction, Minnesota Senate President Jim Metzen and other Democratic senators Monday introduced a "jobs bill" that would provide tax credits for investments in small businesses, start-up technology companies and the rehabilitation of historic buildings.   Read More
Courts -- Should child-porn victims get restitution?


Every day, "Misty" finds out that another pedophile has been caught with images of her. He could be a pastor, a cop or a mechanic busted with pornographic pictures taken when she was 8 or 9 years old. In each case, another person is making her a victim again and again, said her attorney James Marsh.   Read More
A lingering storm is expected to blanket the Twin Cities with up to 9 inches of snow by today


The latest round of snow to hit the Twin Cities — responsible for a couple of messy commutes and plenty of spinouts — might be enough to bring us up to average for winter snow accumulation for the year.   Read More
Pawlenty in NC -- Don't know about 2012. Maybe next year


North Carolina reporters had no more success weaseling a definite 2012 answer out of Gov. Tim Pawlenty Monday morning than have reporters elsewhere.   Read More
U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra seeking ideas for keeping Asian carp at bay


MUSKEGON, Mich. -- If you've got an idea on how to keep Asian carp out of Lake Michigan, U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra wants to hear it.   Read More
Feds may close locks to stop carp


At a White House meeting Monday on the Asian carp threat to the Great Lakes, federal officials said they may seek to close navigational locks on Chicago-area waterways for up to three or four days a week, a move that would restrict cargo shipping and recreational boating.   Read More
Granholm -- Carp battle is urgent


The federal government says it's doing everything it can to fight carp, but Michigan's governor does not agree.   Read More
Climate stance criticized


Eight state environmental groups sent a letter to Gov. Bobby Jindal last week asking the state stop acting "in an obstructionist manner on climate change."   Read More
Governors meet at White House about Asian carp


The governors of Michigan and Wisconsin met at the White House Monday to discuss the next steps in preventing the invasive Asian carp's potential entry into Lake Michigan from an Illinois shipping canal. The Illinois governor, Pat Quinn, also participated in the meeting by teleconference.   Read More
U.S. officials plan $78.5 million effort to keep dangerous carp out of great lakes


CHICAGO — Federal authorities on Monday presented a $78.5 million plan intended to block Asian carp, a hungry, huge, nonnative fish, from invading the Great Lakes.   Read More
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Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R)
Elected: November 2002, 2006
Term expires: January 2011

State capital: St. Paul
State nickname: The North Star State
Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau (R)
Secretary of State Mark Ritchie (D)
Attorney General Lori Swanson (D)
Senate President: James Metzen (D)
House Speaker: Margaret Anderson Kelliher (D)
  

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