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Catharine Richert

The Daily Digest: SOS, min. wage,

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Welcome to the Daily Digest, where it's the morning after the State of the State address and a big Wild victory. Here's the news.

Minnesota:

In the speech Gov. Dayton looked back at his record and called for new investments in jobs, education, health and transportation. (MPR News)

GOP candidates looking to run against Dayton offered their own ideas prior to the speech. (MPR News)

The Minnesota House passed gun restrictions for abusers. (MPR News)

Scott Leitz will be the permanent CEO of MNsure. He took over after the former executive director resigned. (MPR News)

A claim about how much mandates in the Affordable Care Act will cost Minnesota schools may be true but there's not enough information available to make a definitive ruling. (MPR News)

A House spam filter blocked emails from thousands of wolf advocates. (MPR News)

Washington:

DFL Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar both voted in favor of opening debate on legislation that would have raised the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. (MPR News)