The Daily Digest: Auditor edition
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Minnesota
The Republican contenders for governor want big changes in MNsure. (MPR News)
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce President David Olson has died. (MPR News)
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DFL state auditor candidate Matt Entenza is foregoing public campaign subsidies in his bid to oust incumbent DFL Auditor Rebecca Otto. (MPR News)
Entenza's campaign is criticizing Otto for hosting a national auditor's conference sponsored in part by accounting firms. (Star Tribune)
St. Paul is looking for money to fix its streets. (MPR News)
A Republican state lawmaker from Farmington wants his city’s high school to play host to a one-day special session of the Minnesota Legislature, if and when one is called to approve a flood relief measure. (MPR News)
National Politics
A Malaysian airliner was shot down over a contested part of Ukraine. Expect lawmakers in Congress to demand Russia be punished further if Russian-allied rebels are involved. (Washington Post)
Israel has sent ground forces into the Gaza Strip. (New York Times)
It seems unlikely Congress will do anything about the treasury secretary's call to stop U.S. companies from seeking lower overseas tax rates. (MPR News)
Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz wants to use any bill dealing with migrant children crossing the border to overturn the Obama Administration's 2012 policy of allowing children who were brought to the U.S. at a young age illegally to stay. (Politico)
President Obama is looking for ways to get private money to pay for the construction and upkeep of public roads. (New York Times)