The Daily Digest: IPs and Greens
Hello and welcome back after the long holiday weekend. Here's the Digest:
Minnesota:
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden picked up the endorsement of some former Independence Party leaders. (MPR News)
It's fair to say former Democrat Andy Dawkins is burning a few bridges as he pursues a Green Party campaign for Minnesota Attorney General. (MPR News)
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The first day of school means the first day of free all-day kindergarten for parents statewide. (Star Tribune)
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman met with community leaders to talk about the police use of a stun gun on a man in the skyway who said he wasn't doing anything wrong. (Pioneer Press)
MNsure is still struggling to catch up to changes in people's insurance status. (Pioneer Press)
Washington:
President Obama spent his Labor Day in Milwaukee, talking about the minimum wage and equal pay for women. (New York Times)
Meanwhile a potential 2016 GOP presidential contender, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, is headed to Mexico. (New York Times)
Now that the Supreme Court has lifted a cap on individual donations, campaign cash is rolling in from wealthy donors. (Washington Post)