Daily Digest: State data under attack
Good morning, and welcome to Thursday. Let's take a look at the Digest.
1. State information technology experts say they need more money to protect information on government computers from hackers. Gov. Dayton has asked the Legislature for $46 million for cyber security and is backing a similar $19 million request from the University of Minnesota. But legislators are reluctant to approve the money. (MPR News)
2. A House committee approved a bill Wednesday that would make major changes to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. Among other things it would require legislative approval of the economic development agency's spending. Democrats objected to the Republican measure, and there's little chance it will pass in the Senate. (MPR News)
3. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about Minnesota's law that requires people suspected of drunk driving to take an alcohol test or face criminal charges. Many of the eight justices seemed skeptical of the law's constitutionality. A lot of the questions were about how intrusive a breath test is. (Star Tribune)
4. Donald Trump's campaign believes Trump will win more than enough delegates to claim the Republican nomination on the first ballot at the convention in Cleveland. It's also telling its surrogates in an internal campaign memo to lash out at the Republican National Committee and to stress Hillary Clinton's email scandal. (Washington Post)
5. What does Bernie Sanders do now? After a big loss in New York on Tuesday he said he would stay in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, even though his chances of defeating Hillary Clinton are slim, to say the least. But many top Democrats want him to back off attacking Clinton and make a bigger effort to unite the party. (New York Times)
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