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Brett Neely

The Daily Digest: GOP candidates prep for primary

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Minnesota

With Minnesota's primary election about six weeks away, the four Republican candidates for governor have been busy raising money and reaching out to voters. (MPR News)

It'll be easier to get an absentee ballot this year. (Star Tribune)

Pro-marijuana candidates are getting on the ballot in a number of high-profile races. (Star Tribune)

The Republican Party of Minnesota will continue to back Michelle MacDonald's bid for the Minnesota Supreme Court despite her arrest last year for suspected drunk driving. (MPR News)

National Politics

Congress is keeping a close eye on President Obama's moves in Iraq. (NPR)

Republicans accused the I.R.S. commissioner of lying during a congressional hearing on how the IRS lost thousands of emails sought by investigators. (New York Times)

Obama will visit the Twin Cities this week to tout the state's recent minimum wage increase...and to raise money for House Democrats. (AP via Pioneer Press and MPR News)

Jake Sullivan, a top national security advisor and Minnesota native, is leaving the administration but there's speculation he'll play a major role in Hillary Clinton's campaign if she runs for president. (New York Times)