Daily Digest: Documents, paintings and money
Good morning, and happy Tuesday. Let's take a look at the Digest.
1. Former governors and other prominent politicians and family members gathered Monday to remember former DFL Gov. Wendell Anderson, who died last month at age 83. Anderson will always be remembered for the "Minnesota Miracle," which tried to equalize funding for schools throughout the state. (Star Tribune)
2. A panel reviewing art in the Minnesota Capitol is recommending that two paintings be removed from the governor's ornate reception room because of the way they depict American Indians. The panel suggests the paintings could hang elsewhere in the Capitol, but it doesn't specify where. (MPR News)
3. The Capitol is supposed to reopen in January after more than $300 million in renovations. But it looks as if the building may have to reopen before all the work is done. (Pioneer Press)
4. Donald Trump on Monday proposed "extreme vetting" of immigrants to try to weed out those who have "hostile attitudes" toward the U.S., those who believe "Sharia law should supplant American law," and people who "don't believe in our Constitution or who support bigotry and hatred," among others. Trump has not backed away from his earlier plan to temporarily ban all Muslims from entering the U.S., and criticized President Obama and Hillary Clinton for their foreign policy decisions. (NBC News)
5. Documents in Kiev show Paul Manafort was paid $12.7 million in cash by former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s pro-Russian political party from 2007 to 2012, according to Ukraine’s newly formed National Anti-Corruption Bureau. Investigators contend the payments were part of an illegal system whose recipients also included election officials. Manafort is now Trump's top campaign aide. His attorney denies Manafort received cash payments and says the allegations are a political smear. (New York Times)
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