The Daily Digest (min. wage, light rail and tanning)
Welcome to the Daily Digest. Here's what you may have missed over the weekend.
Minnesota:
Like to tan? State legislators are considering banning the practice for minors. (MPR News)
Kid tested, mother approved explanation of the Southwest Light Rail controversy. (MPR News)
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Today is the deadline to sign up for health insurance or face a penalty. (Pioneer Press)
The Senate approved a bill that would allow voters to decide whether future minimum wage increase should be linked to inflation. (MPR News)
PoliGraph say that claims about the new Senate Office Building are correct. (MPR News)
Gov. Mark Dayton backs legislature that would require more campaign finance disclosure. (Star Tribune)
There's a dust-up over whether Gov. Dayton told mothers of sick children that they should buy pot illegally to help their ailing children. (MPR News)
Sen. Al Franken was joined by Sen. Elizabeth Warren at Macalester College. (MPR News)
Washington:
Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann is raising money even though she's not running for another term. (MPR News)
Health care costs in rural areas are higher. (AP via MPR News)
The U.N. says the worst effects of climate change are on their way. (The New York Times)
Republicans are making a new bid to curtail voting rights in swing states. (The New York Times)