Outstate News (2-4-12)

Editorial: Perhaps ‘do-nothing’ Legislature should just go home? (Rochester)

Editorial: [Supermajority Amendment] This idea is a bad one: Just legislate. (Willmar)

Column: Reserve amendments for the common good. (Winona)

Dayton condemns “right to work” amendment. (Strib)

Thompson/Drazkowski/Tomossoni/Thissen/Kelash: Senator offers controversial ‘Right-to-Work’ constitutional amendment. (ECM)

Rukavina: “Right to Work” Amendment Stirs Union Debate. (NorthlandNews)

Thompson: Union fight brews with right-to-work push in Minn. (AP)

Rukavina/Bakk/Dill: Slew of amendments from GOP. (Virginia)

Senjem/Rosen/Koch/Bonoff/Sviggum: Senate’s Ellen Anderson rejection is latest dysfunctional ‘family’ feud. (MinnPost)

Mahoney/Falk/Hosch: DFL lawmakers pitch jobs plan. (St. Cloud)

Mahoney/Hosch/Falk: DFL pitches jobs package. (Willmar)

Ward/Mahoney/LeMieur/Gazelka: Ward: Jobs should be Job No. 1. (Brainerd)

Mahoney/Percell: DFL lawmakers describe jobs plan. (Bemidji)

Falk/Dahms/Swedzinski: Sparks fly at Capitol, but pols are busy at work, too. (Marshall)

Senjem/Thissen/Hann: Senjem defends GOP caucus actions, calls Dayton’s criticisms ‘grossly unfair’. (MinnPost)

Kubly: Dayton hangs with Bird Island, Minn., teen, classmates. (Willmar)

Poppe/Murray: Legislators review teacher seniority. (Albert Lea)

Atkins/Hann: Health task force makes recommendations. (ECM)

Wardlow/Scalze/Simon: Lawmakers debate the wisdom of curbing agencies’ rulemaking powers. (Hutchinson)

Rukavina/Anzelc: Magnetation scolded for looking outside Iron Range. (Superior)

Rep. Hackbarth proposes 3 electronic barriers to stop Asian carp. (ECM)

Howe opposes Anderson nomination because of stance on wind project. (Rochester)

Rukavina: Former Duluth Councilor Gets Endorsements in U.S. House Run. (WDIO)

Nelson/Lynch: Liebling considering run for the Senate. (Rochester)

Franken amendments part of NCLB rewrite. (Willmar)

Walz tries to force vote on STOCK Act. (Rochester)

Bemidji threads lure GOP presidential candidate; Santorum to visit local businesses, give speech. (Bemidji)

Paul keeps focus on personal freedom during Rochester campaign stop. (Rochester)

Letter: Quam should not work against strong local control. (Owatonna)

Letter: Miller doesn’t vote what he speaks. (Winona)

Steve Murphy Letter: GOP senators ax valuable public servant. (Red Wing)

Rukavina Column: Taconite dollars keep the tourist “economy” afloat. (Timberjay)

Gruenhagen Column: Reform 2.0 aims at changing way of doing things. (Glencoe)

Ingebrigtsen Column: Moving Minnesota forward in 2012. (Morris)

Franken Column: Supporting manufacturing in Minnesota. (Faribault)

Column: A supermajority amendment or a super-stupid approach? (Crookston)

Column: Young voters could be key in vote on gay marriage ban. (Litchfield)

Editorial: GOP Senate leadership will feel political payback. (Virginia)

Editorial: Payback at the Capitol? (Marshall)

Editorial: Sour at session. (Austin)

Editorial: Session could be most conflicted ever. (New Ulm)

Editorial: General election ballot could be crowded this November. (Glencoe)

Editorial: Fewer referenda. (Austin)

Editorial: Legislative priorities - Bonding bill and restoration of market value credit two musts. (Timberjay)

Editorial: Acrimony fractures bipartisan spirit. (Mankato)

Editorial: Dayton’s calling out of GOP misguided. (Marshall)

Editorial: Super Pac targeting Cravaack will help him. (Virginia)

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