The Daily Digest: Is MNsure’s site needed?
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Minnesota
Does Minnesota really need MNsure's broken website? (MPR News)
Mike McFadden may have won the GOP endorsement, have lots of money and be running ads on TV but some Republicans think their party should select a different U.S. Senate candidate. (MPR News)
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Sen. Al Franken may be trying to reintroduce himself to voters. (Star Tribune)
Gov. Mark Dayton is taking a leadership slot at the National Governors Association. (NGA)
Sens. Amy Klobuchar and John McCain have introduced legislation that would allow people to import personal pharmaceutical drugs from Canada. (Star Tribune)
A Minnesota state senator who champions himself as a good steward of taxpayer money has declared bankruptcy. (MPR News)
Facing a surprise primary election, DFL State Auditor Rebecca Otto says she’s planning prepare a new series of reports on the state's infrastructure. (MPR News)
National Politics
Republicans are planning a re-run of their successful 2010 strategy to win state-level elections. (New York Times)
Secretary of State John Kerry is trying to mend fences with Germany after another spying scandal between the two countries was exposed. (Bloomberg)
A bill authored by Senate Democrats up for re-election to promote hunting on public lands (co-sponsored by Sen. Al Franken) is blocked by Republicans. (New York Times)
Democrats and Republicans are expected to spend about $100 million on the U.S. Senate race in Kentucky. What else could that money buy? (NPR)