The Daily Digest (MN doesn’t like budget deal, no Senate run for Pawlenty, Bachmann staffers get rough)
A new poll says a majority of Minnesotans aren't happy with the budget deal that ended the state government shutdown. A large number of Minnesotans also say their quality of lives is getting worse and a majority of those polled say they think the state is on the wrong track. The poll was conducted by the Bush Foundation.
The Star Tribune snags an interview with Gov. Dayton regarding his jobs tour.
Tidbit: Dayton rescheduled his first jobs event. It will be next Wednesday instead of Friday. Dayton is attending a funeral on Friday.
Republicans in the Minnesota House are scheduled to hold a news conference on Thursday morning to discuss what they have characterized as "the start of the 'Reform 2.0' agenda for the 2012 legislative session."
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The Star Tribune says more of the state's kids are in poverty.
Minnesota issued $60 million in bonds for a 911 system.
Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes are up sharply.
Constitutional Amendment to ban same-sex marriage
The Campaign Finance Board ruled that some political ads are not subject to campaign law. The ads in question were financed by the National Organization for Marriage during the 2010 election and dealt with the same-sex marriage issue.
The Star Tribune says Minnesotans should get ready for a 15 month brawl over the issue.
Vikings Stadium
The Pi Press says stadium tax foes are plotting a vote strategy to sink the proposal.
Congress
The Washington Post says President Obama will present a jobs plan in September that includes "tax cuts for companies that hire workers, new spending for roads and construction, and other measures that would target the long-term unemployed."
The U.S. is investigating S&P for improperly rating dozens of mortgage securities.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is demanding answers to an allegation that America's top financial regulator has destroyed thousands of preliminary investigation records.
A report finds that the Army improperly tested body armor plates.
The newest stretch of Highway 610 will open on Friday. DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar is mentioned.
DFL Sen. Al Franken is replacing his chief of staff.
Franken will attend a forum in Cottage Grove.
DFL Rep. Collin Peterson questioned the federal biofuels plan.
A group that includes organized labor and Take Action Minnesota protested Speaker John Boehner's fundraiser in Wayzata.
Race for U.S. Senate
Pawlenty won't challenge DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar in 2012.
"I don't know what I will be doing next," Pawlenty said in an email to The Associated Press. "However, I will not be running against Amy in 2012."
Race for President
President Obama says he "won't sign pledges."
The White House is also working to paint the GOP field with a Tea Party brush.
The head of the AFL-CIO says labor will support Obama.
Mitt Romney starts courting the Tea Party.
The Family Research Council says GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann has confirmed for the Values Voters Summit in October.
Bachmann says gas will be $2 a gallon if she's elected.
Politico says Bachmann's staffers are roughing up reporters on a daily basis.
A New Hampshire poll finds that Bachmann didn't get a bounce in that state after she won the Iowa Straw Poll.
A Bachmann Super PAC has formed.
A Bachman staffer was arrested on a terrorism charge in Uganda in 2006.
Time takes a look at how Texas Gov. Rick Perry aggressively pursued federal aid he now criticizes.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie continues to dispel rumors that he's running for POTUS.
The New York Times says bashing the EPA is a new GOP theme.
Finally
No Digest on Friday.