The Daily Digest: MNsure report coming
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Minnesota:
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The big news today will be the Legislative Auditor's months-long investigation into MNsure, the state's health insurance exchange. Watch for the report to come out at 11 a.m., and for the details to be presented to the House Health and Human Services Finance Committee at 12:45 and to Senate Committees on Health and Human Services at 4 p.m.
The House committee is stacked with Republicans who are critics of the exchange. Expect some fireworks.
MNsure's deadline to get insurance for 2015 was Sunday. But a few folks will have more time to finish the enrollment process. (MPR News)
Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk said he's surprised Gov. Mark Dayton was unhappy with how he handled an amendment that would roll back pay hikes for Dayton's commissioners. (MPR News)
Next year’s political caucuses are now on the calendar — for March 1. (MPR News)
Privacy advocates want Minnesota voters to decide whether their electronic communication should be protected from unreasonable search and seizure. (MPR News)
The family of an Air Force veteran is suing the state Department of Veterans Affairs over his death. (The Star Tribune)
Washington:
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Obama's executive action on immigration. (AP via MPR News)
The Supreme Court is due to hear a legal challenge that threatens coverage for some people who bought health insurance through the federal exchange. (The Washington Post)
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's proposed university budget cuts are emblematic of his White House ambitions. (The New York Times)
New polls show the 2016 GOP field is wide open in early caucus and primary states. (Politico)
And this is just fun.