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The Daily Digest: Business sits out race for governor

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In Minnesota

Instead of spending on the governor's race, the Minnesota Business Partnership, which includes the CEOs of the state's biggest companies, is focusing on helping Republicans regain control of the Minnesota House. (MPR News)

Republican gubernatorial nominee Jeff Johnson sees an opportunity in news that MNsure has lost its most popular insurer to pick up votes against Gov. Mark Dayton. (MPR News)

 Minnesota's jobless rate fell to 4.3 percent, the lowest in nearly eight years. (MPR News)

National Politics

Both Minnesota Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken were among 78 senators to vote for a measure to equip and train Syrian rebels, a vote that puts off harder questions about American involvement in the region until at least after the election. (Washington Post)

7.3 million people are paying for health insurance plans through insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act, substantially exceeding the initial goal of 6 million. (Politico)

Former Sen. Norm Coleman is now apparently lobbying for the government of Saudi Arabia. (The Nation)

More than one-third of Americans cannot name a single branch of the United States government, according to a recent poll. About the same number could name all three branches. (Politico)

And...the United Kingdom will stay united as Scots reject an independence referendum. (The Guardian)