The Daily Digest: New laws, profiles, VA deal

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Minnesota

A bunch of new laws take effect later this week. Here are a few of them. (MPR News)

Lots of money from outside groups is flowing into the 8th Congressional District races months before Election Day, a sign that incumbent U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan is in for a tough race. (MPR News)

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Staying with the 8th District, ads paid for by a liberal group have upset the campaign of Republican Stewart Mills, who wants them pulled from the airwaves. (MPR News)

The Alliance for a Better Minnesota, a network of DFL groups, unions and wealthy donors, will start running a TV ad this week praising Gov. Mark Dayton’s accomplishments in his first term. (MPR News)

Dayton is the second statewide DFL candidate to decline a State Fair debate invitation from MPR News after Sen. Al Franken turned down an invitation earlier in the week. Candidates are getting choosier about their debate venues. (Star Tribune)

The Star Tribune profiles Republican-endorsed Senate candidate Mike McFadden. (Star Tribune)

The Pioneer press has a look at the four Republicans who want to be governor. (Pioneer Press)

State Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, and 16 other legislators sent a letter to Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf sharing their concerns about the recent decision to suspend special teams coach Mike Priefer. (MPR News)

Thirty years after its founding at Macalester College, the national Green Party held a reunion there over the weekend. (MPR News)

National Politics

Several new surveys show voter interest is low, anti-incumbent sentiment is high, and voters from both parties are questioning whether their elected leaders should return to Congress next year. (NPR via MPR News)

After a rough week last week, it looks like a deal has been reached on a bill to overhaul the Veterans Administration. (Politico)

GOP Sen. Rand Paul is aggressively courting black voters who have shunned the Republican Party for decades. (New York Times)

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew pens an op-ed calling for an end to tax inversion deals, the kind of merger Medtronic is currently pursuing. (Washington Post)