The Daily Digest: $26M in Science Museum repairs
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Gov. Mark Dayton said big changes to the state's sex offender program will be difficult to make. "It's going to be expensive and it's going to be unpopular and [from] my standpoint is undesirable," Dayton said. (MPR News)
The Science Museum needs $26 million to repair water damage. But some St. Paul politicians are worried that the size of the request could force other city projects out of next year’s bonding bill. (MPR News)
After the U.S. Senate approved critical trade legislation, President Barack Obama's trade agenda is all but a done deal. What will I be watching today? Minnesota's Democratic delegation in the U.S. House and how they vote on a bill that would provide assistance to workers displaced by trade. Two weeks ago, they voted en masse against the bill to effectively stall Obama's trade agenda, but that's looking less likely now. (AP via The Star Tribune)
House Speaker John Boehner is cracking down on dissenters in his party, who have caused all manner of headaches for the GOP leader since the start of the year. For one congressman on the far-right, campaign contributions from business PACs have started to dry up, and he's been prevented from going on high profile travel. (Politico)
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced that he's seeking the Republican presidential nomination. (NPR via MPR News)
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