The Daily Digest: Immigration showdown
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In Minnesota
A look at some of the new members of the Republican majority in the Minnesota House who want to take lawmaking in a more conservative direction. (MPR News)
Officials with Minnesota's health insurance exchange say the system has seen a spike in consumer visits since the workweek started but is handling the load well. (AP via Pioneer Press)
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Metropolitan Council Chair Susan Haigh announced her resignation, concluding nearly four years at the helm of the regional planning authority during one of its more productive and controversial periods. (Pioneer Press)
National Politics
Tonight President Obama will use a televised address to lay out how he intends to overhaul the immigration system. MPR News will carry the speech live at 7 PM CT.
Republican leaders are warning their members to avoid talk of impeachment around Obama's executive order. (Politico)
In a sign of the difficulties GOP leaders face in keeping their unruly caucus on-message, retiring Rep. Michele Bachmann said that the immigrants given new protections by the president could become “illiterate” Democratic voters. (Washington Post)
Kentucky Sen. and likely 2016 presidential candidate Rand Paul helped filibuster legislation that would have put limits on National Security Agency data collection on American citizens. Now, some of Paul's libertarian supporters feel betrayed. (Politico)
Congressman Tim Walz's bid to be the top Democrat on the House Veterans Affairs Committee was scuttled by party leaders eager to keep the seniority system in place. (MPR News)
Sen. Al Franken is piling on with critics of the ride share app Uber and asking the company to explain its privacy policies in light of some recent unsavory allegations. (Bloomberg News)