The Daily Digest: State workers face layoffs

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Minnesota:

9,451 state workers face layoffs if there's no budget agreement. (MPR News)

House Speaker Kurt Daudt visited a St. Paul private pre-K program to make his case for early learning scholarships. (The Star Tribune).

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Later in the day, Daudt, Gov. Mark Dayton and others met with a variety of early learning experts. But a budget agreement remains elusive.

Daudt, Dayton and others meet again this morning.

The town of Annandale is watching the special session negotiations closely in hopes of getting broadband funding. (MPR News)

When medical marijuana becomes legal in July, it will be available in hospitals. (MPR News)

Washington:

Another day, another presidential hopeful announces his candidacy. This time, it's former New York Gov. George Pataki, who is running on the Republican ticket. (NPR via MPR)

Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders' finds his message resonating with voters in his age group. (The New York Times)

Former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert has been indicted by a federal grand jury for violating banking laws. (The Washington Post)