Daily Digest: Indiana on the line

Good morning, and welcome to Tuesday. It's another decision day in the presidential nominating process, as people in Indiana vote in the primary. We'll have results on the radio beginning this evening at six. Let's take a look at the Digest.

1. As I mentioned yesterday Minnesota Senate Democrats released a $1.5 billion public works construction plan. It includes $80 million in a fund to improve wastewater plants or focus on drinking water supplies, $150 million for local road and bridge rehabilitation projects, and another $65 million for changes to road crossings along oil rail lines. Republicans say it's too big and would commit the state to too much bonding debt. (MPR News)

2. Officials in St. Louis County are reopening an investigation into a privately run juvenile detention center after a news investigation into allegations of sexual and physical abuse. And the Minnesota Department of Corrections said it planned to meet with officials from the facility, KidsPeace Mesabi Academy in Buhl, and the county to discuss the state's law requiring that abuse allegations be reported. (MPR News)

3. The Star Tribune's poll has an interesting, if not totally unexpected, result. Most black Minnesotans think the police officers involved in the death of Jamar Clark should be prosecuted. Most white Minnesotans don't. (Star Tribune)

4. Donald Trump expects to win big in Indiana today and nail down a victory in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination. Ted Cruz is campaigning hard, but Trump has a big lead in public opinion polls. Trump is also pivoting to a general election contest with Hillary Clinton. (Washington Post)

5. Speaking of Hillary Clinton, the polls in Indiana show a tightening race with Bernie Sanders, but because the Democratic delegates are allocated on a proportional basis, Sanders would have to win big to put a real dent in her delegate lead. Here are some things to watch for in Indiana. (New York Times)

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