The Daily Digest: MNsure rates; Ventura suit
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Minnesota
Gov. Mark Dayton now says he supports releasing new MNsure rates before the November election. (MPR News)
Former Gov. Jesse Ventura's defamation claim is now in the hands of a federal jury. (AP via MPR News)
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A peptic ulcer led to Republican endorsed gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson's stomach surgery. (Star Tribune)
A Republican PAC will help defend state Rep. Jennifer Loon from a primary challenger. (MPR News)
A U.S. Senate panel looked at the tax and budget implications of "corporate inversions" -- what Medtronic is currently trying to use to merge with the Irish firm, Covidien. (MPR News)
Minnesota's Attorney General is suing for-profit Globe University for deceptive marketing practices. (Pioneer Press)
DFL U.S. Sen. Al Franken’s campaign has declined an MPR News invitation to debate his Republican and Independence Party opponents at the Minnesota State Fair. (MPR News)
Michele Bachmann, who came in 6th in the 2012 Iowa Caucus, says she may run for President again when she leaves Congress at the end of this term. (Real Clear Politics)
National Politics
Two federal appellate courts handed down contradictory rulings Tuesday on the legality of a central part of the Affordable Care Act that provides insurance subsidies to millions of Americans in three dozen states. (Washington Post)
The world of big-spending political donors is dominated by men. Why don't women give more? (Politico)
Speaking of big money in politics, President Obama is headed to the West Coast to raise campaign cash for Congressional Democrats. (New York Times)
Democrats are using conservative talk of impeaching Obama to rev up their supporters and raise money. (Washington Post)