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Catharine Richert

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Minnesota:

Gov. Mark Dayton signed a minimum wage increase. (MPR News)

Candidates, parties and interest groups file their first quarter fundraising numbers today. Stay tuned.

Already, Gov. Dayton announced that he has raised $189,000 since the start of the year. (MPR News)

A coalition of DFL donors that back him has nearly $1 million in the bank. (MPR News)

Second Congressional District Rep. John Kline has raised $270,000 (MPR News)

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is pushing Mexico to take more responsibility for the spread of heroin and human trafficking. (Star Tribune)

There's a new MNsure deadline for people who tried to enroll in health care but couldn't. (Pioneer Press)

A KSTP-TV/Survey USA poll shows the state is still divided over same-sex marriage. The same poll shows President Obama's approval in Minnesota at just 36 percent. (KSTP)

Washington:

The Congressional Budget Office says it will cost less than expected to expand health care. (The New York Times)

The Social Security Office will stop collecting old debts. (The Washington Post)