Daily Digest: 100 year plan
Good morning and welcome to Wednesday. No big surprise that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump won the West Virginia primaries last night and Trump won the Republican primary in Nebraska. Let's take a look at some other items in the news.
1. A Minnesota House committee moved quickly Tuesday to approve a bill that would prevent people without permission from Prince's estate from selling merchandise with the music legend's likeness or make a commercial pitch with his name or voice for at least 50 and maybe 100 years. The bill is headed to the House floor. Others are questioning why the Legislature is moving so fast. (MPR News)
2. The same House committee approved a bill that sets rules for the video gathered by police body cameras. The bill has the backing of law enforcement, and it would keep most of the footage private. There would be some exceptions, but some people testifying at the hearing said the proposal gives police too much power to keep the public from seeing the video. (Star Tribune)
3. Longtime Minnesota Republican donor Stanley Hubbard has gone from being an opponent of Donald Trump to being a supporter. "We ended up with one guy standing. His name is Trump. And I'm a team player," said Hubbard .(NPR)
4. Bernie Sanders' win in West Virginia may be the first of another streak, even though he's not winning enough delegates to keep Hillary Clinton from claiming the Democratic nomination. Already Clinton and Trump are campaigning against each other. (Washington Post)
5. In a shift to the left, Clinton is floating a plan to allow people to buy into Medicare before they turn 65. Sanders has been promoting a plan for Medicare for everyone. Clinton says her plan is more like the public option that was rejected when Congress was debating the Affordable Care Act. (New York Times)
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