The Daily Digest (latest fundraising numbers, Emmer wins endorsement)
Welcome to your Monday. Here's what you may have missed over the weekend.
Minnesota:
Gov. Mark Dayton will sign the new minimum wage into law today.
Seventh Congressional District Rep. Collin Peterson filed his first quarter fundraising report with the FEC over the weekend. He has raised about $218,000 since the start of the year. (MPR News)
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Sen. Al Franken released his finance report on Friday. (MPR News)
Tom Emmer won the GOP endorsement to run in the 6th Congressional District. (MPR News)
At the same endorsing convention, current 6th District Rep. Michele Bachmann said she is "going to a different perch" after she retires from Congress. (MPR News)
Teamsters are lobbying against a proposal that would allow Sunday sales of beer growlers. (MPR News)
Washington:
Midterm elections can be rough for the party in power. So Democrats are refining their message in an effort to avoid a repeat of the party's big losses in 2010. (The Washington Post)
Big GOP donors and spenders are keeping vulnerable Senate Democrats on their toes, forcing them to spend big money early in the election year to keep their seats. (The New York Times)
Here's what you need to know about 'pay secrecy' policies in the workplace. (NPR via MPR News)