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Mike Mulcahy

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Good morning, and welcome to Thursday. Wednesday was a busy news day, so let's go right to the Digest.

1. A Department of Justice investigation concluded there is insufficient evidence to prove two Minneapolis Police officers willfully violated the civil rights of Jamar Clark the night last November when they responded to a 911 call and ended up shooting and killing Clark. A key issue was whether Clark was handcuffed when he was shot, and U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said conflicting witness testimony made it extremely difficult to bring a case. Some in the community are still not satisfied.(MPR News)

2. Gov. Mark Dayton is sitting on the tax bill lawmakers passed last week because he says it contains a drafting error that will cost the state about $100 million. Dayton is also using the bill for leverage to try to get  lawmakers to agree to a long list of subjects to consider in a special session. House Republicans are open to fixing the bill language, but not so open to the governor's other demands. (MPR News)

3. Longtime state Rep. Denny McNamara announced Wednesday he is retiring from the Legislature. Earlier McNamara had said he would seek an 8th term. Apparently he also hand picked the Republican he would like to succeed him in the Legislature. Tony Jurgens filed for the seat shortly before the deadline on Tuesday.  (South Washington County Bulletin)

4. Hillary Clinton is set to give a speech today in California that paints Donald Trump as a threat to years of bipartisan foreign policy and unfit to be president. Among other things she is expected to cite his proposals to temporarily ban Muslims from coming to the U.S. and his call to allow South Korea, Japan and Saudi Arabia to have nuclear weapons. (New York Times)

5. A Florida golf course owned by Trump has hosted a PGA tournament for the past 55 years. But organizers of the World Golf Championship announced Wednesday that it's moving to Mexico City. The reason? Sponsors don't want to be associated with Trump and some of the things he's been saying. (Washington Post)