The Daily Digest: Voter registration law
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Minnesota
A quirk in state law may help explain why more than a hundred people are registered to vote at a mail drop in Minneapolis. (MPR News)
The president of the University of Minnesota got a raise and a five year contract extension. (Star Tribune)
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8th Congressional District Republican challenger Stewart Mills is out with his first attack ad claiming that DFL Rep. Rick Nolan is an opponent of gun owners. (MPR News)
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden is put on the spot by Senate Democrats' response to the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision. (MPR News)
The widow of "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle said before he died that he had no fear of a defamation lawsuit by former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura. (AP via MPR News)
The Star Tribune profiles Marty Seifert and his campaign for governor. (Star Tribune)
National Politics
For President Barack Obama, the humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is increasingly becoming a political liability, but he has no plans to visit the border while on a trip to Texas. (AP via MPR News)
U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies monitored the e-mails of several prominent Muslim American activists and attorneys, prompting cries of protest from civil liberties advocates and strong pushback from the government. (Washington Post)
Federal agencies reported making $100 billion in payments last year to people who may not have been entitled to receive them. (AP)
The House will vote next week on legislation to temporarily extend a Highway Trust Fund, Speaker John Boehner said. (Politico)