The Daily Digest (Stadium critics re-emerge, Bachmann says Obama rewrote Constitution)
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In Minnesota
Football fans may have cheered the groundbreaking for the new Vikings stadium but critics of the stadium deal were quick to again warn that the public may be on the hook for a larger share of the expenses than expected. (MPR News)
Insurers say some of the information they're receiving from MNSure isn't accurate and some people who thought they had successfully enrolled may not actually receive coverage. (MPR News)
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Gov. Mark Dayton will be losing his office by summer because of renovations at the Capitol and temporarily relocating to a government building on the edge of downtown St. Paul. (AP via PiPress)
A reader passed this along...there will be a rare election next month to replace the late Steve O’Neil on the St. Louis County Board. Both candidates in the race are Duluth city councilors. (Duluth News Tribune)
In Congress/National Politics
The U.S. House signed off Tuesday on a bill introduced by Rep. Rick Nolan that would allow Carlton County and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to swap thousands of acres of land. (MinnPost)
Rep. Michele Bachmann accused President Barack Obama of “rewriting the constitution” for his political agenda. (Politico)
Federal regulators plan to study the implications of facial recognition technology, an issue pushed by DFL Sen. Al Franken. (Los Angeles Times via PiPress)
Congress hits new lows, this time in the productivity department. (NPR)
Speaking of which, extended unemployment benefits are scheduled to end on Dec. 31 and congressional Republicans oppose another extension. (AP via MPR News)
As the clock ticks down for a farm bill deal, major commodity groups have stepped up their lobbying and are feuding with one another. (Politico)
UnitedHealth says the taxes and fees that are part of the Affordable Care Act will cost the nation's largest health insurer as much as $1.9 billion next year. (AP via Star Tribune)
The Supreme Court was cool to the arguments put forward by a Minnesota man that Northwest Airlines had unfairly stripped him of his frequent flier club membership. (Star Tribune)