The Daily Digest: Dayton unbound
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In Minnesota
Gov. Mark Dayton delivers the State of the State speech tonight and now that he's not worried about re-election, he's ready to fight for his priorities no matter the political consequences. (MPR News)
A dilapidated Native American school got the attention of three Congressmen on Wednesday. (MPR News)
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Sunday liquor sales probably not happening this year. (MinnPost)
State lawmakers are considering a proposal to significantly cut the tax on premium cigars. (MPR News)
A proposal to allow the limited cultivation of hemp for industrial purposes in Minnesota has one lawmaker worried that marijuana legalization could soon follow. (Pioneer Press)
The PoliGraph looks into a Democratic ad targeting 2nd District U.S. Rep. John Kline. (MPR News)
National Politics
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's first full day as a presidential candidate included picking several fights with the media. (Bloomberg News)
The national press mostly wrote off the presidential candidacy of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz as soon as he announced he was running. They may want to reconsider: super PACs allied with Cruz have already raised more than $30 million. (New York Times)
The White House is under nearly constant cyber-attack. (USA Today)
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer made a name for himself in Minnesota politics as a brash and unapologetic conservative and as a champion of the tea party movement. But as Minnesota's newest member of Congress, some of the 6th Republican's allies worry he may no longer be on their side. (MPR News)