The Daily Digest (Women and work, McFadden ad, Bush)

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Minnesota:

In the Senate, lawmakers passed new employment protections for women. (MPR News)

Minnesota lawmakers want to improve how English learners are taught in public schools. (MPR News)

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One of the claims in a new ad paid for by GOP Senate hopeful Mike McFadden comes very close to being false. (MPR News)

Pressure builds on medical marijuana legislation. (MPR News)

A mix-up means another delay for the southwest light rail project. (MPR News)

MNsure numbers surpass 200,000. (MPR News)

Rep. Mary Franson, R-Alexandria, is being sued by a former boyfriend she accused of stalking. (AP via Star Tribune)

Republicans are upset that the state revenue department sent out a letter saying the Gov. Dayton signed a tax cut bill. (AP via Pioneer Press)

Washington:

Bob Dole says the GOP is more conservative than it used to be. The Washington Post says he's right. (Washington Post)

Jeb Bush says he's thinking about a White House run. (Politico)

Political ads, from the controversial to the plain weird. (The New York Times)

I missed this mention of Sen. Amy Klobuchar yesterday, and maybe you did, too. (The New York Times)

Rep. John Kline wants the White House to keep more than 10,000 troops in Afghanistan. (Star Tribune)