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Catharine Richert

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Minnesota:

Gov. Mark Dayton touted more than  1,000 changes made to state law that he says will make government work better. (MPR News)

A legal fight over a new building for Minnesota state senators has taken a turn. (AP via MPR News)

Minnesota lawmakers say federal legislation awaiting the president's signature could help protect the state from invasive carp. (MPR News)

Republican Julianne Ortman is really running in her new U.S. Senate campaign ad. (AP via Pioneer Press)

Wealthy donors giving to candidates running for governor are mostly located in the Twin Cities area. (Star Tribune)

Problems at a St. Paul charter school may help bring changes in how the schools are overseen. (MPR News)

Washington:

President Barack Obama plans to leave 9,800 troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014. (NPR via MPR News)

The First Lady waded into politics this week, pushing back on a House bill that would let some schools opt out of nutrition standards for lunches. (The New York Times)