Daily Digest: Family seeks action

Good Wednesday morning! It’s already mid-week. Here’s the digest:

1. The family of Philando Castile, the man fatally shot by a police officer last week in Falcon Heights, is seeking a comprehensive review of laws in Minnesota related to police hiring and training. Also, Castile’s mother received a call President Obama. (MPR News)

2. Gov. Mark Dayton was talking taconite Tuesday during a trip to Nashwauk. (Mesabi Daily News) Today, Dayton heads to Litchield and Watkins to view tornado damage.

3. Minnesota has lost a respected, veteran legislator. State Sen. Jim Metzen, DFL-South St. Paul, died at age 72 after a battle with lung cancer. (MPR News)

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4. Bernie Sanders has vowed to do everything he can to help presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton win in November. (AP)

5. Republicans have advanced a draft party platform that embraces many of presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump’s economic proposals while preserving previous party positions on social issues. (Politico)