The Daily Digest: Oberstar, corporate political spending, Franken
Welcome to the Daily Digest, where the state is mourning the lost of former 8th Congressional District Rep. Jim Oberstar who died in his sleep over the weekend.
Oberstar:
Oberstar died in his sleep overnight Friday. He was 79 and Minnesota's longest serving member of Congress. (MPR News)
A son of a miner from Chisholm, DFLers in the 8th say Oberstar never forgot his roots. (MPR News)
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Here's a look at Oberstar's life in pictures. (MPR News)
Oberstar's funeral will be held in Maryland, where he died and was most recently living. ( Star Tribune)
At noon today on MPR News we'll spend an hour looking at the life and legacy of Jim Oberstar.
Minnesota:
Iron ore waste rock is lucrative for some. (MPR News)
Legislative leaders are trying to reach a deal on the last big issue of the session: the bonding bill. (Star Tribune)
PoliGraph fact-checked three claims from Gov. Mark Dayton's State of the State speech and found them to be accurate. (MPR News)
The Minnesota Senate passed a bill that would tax corporate political spending. (MPR News)
Senators stripped smoking from a medical marijuana bill. (MPR News)
Washington:
Sen. Al Franken made an appearance on This Week. He told reporter Jeff Zeleny that he would be a very hard subject to satirize because "I've just been impeccable." He also said the rollout of the health care law was "pretty disasterous" and that "parts of the law need to be fixed." (ABC News)
The man who could be Oklahoma's first African-American U.S. Senator is finding his Native American ancestry is complicating his bid. (The New York Times)