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In Minnesota
State officials announced the two companies that will grow, process and sell medical cannabis to Minnesotans next year under the state's new law. (MPR News)
With its technical and managerial problems out of the way, MNsure officials are focusing on a big challenge: convincing the remaining 5 percent of Minnesotans who are still uninsured to obtain coverage. (MPR News)
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Minneapolis wants the state to pay for more interpreters at polling places during future elections. (Star Tribune)
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has agreed to support efforts to restore water levels in White Bear Lake to settle a lawsuit. (MPR News)
National Politics
With a little more than a week to go before the current government funding resolution expires, House Republican leaders are trying to strike a balance between the conservatives determined to stop President Obama’s immigration order and other lawmakers just as determined to avoid another politically damaging shutdown. (Roll Call)
The House is expected to vote as early as Wednesday on short-term legislation to retroactively renew a package of corporate and individual tax breaks for one year after a longer-term agreement collapsed. (Politico)
President Obama announced that he would tighten standards on the provision and use of military-style equipment by local police departments, but he stopped short of curtailing the transfer of such hardware or weapons to the local authorities. (New York Times)
...and, for your Dada moment of the day, Michele Bachmann's BuzzFeed listicle on things she'll miss about Congress. (BuzzFeed)