The Daily Digest: Tick-tock to special session
Welcome to the Daily Digest. Here's what's going on in politics this morning.
Minnesota:
House Republicans want that special session as soon as possible. (MPR News)
And when it begins, House Speaker Kurt Daudt said he wants to pick up where he and Gov. Mark Dayton left off late Monday night when last-ditch negotiations over the K-12 funding bill fell apart. (Pioneer Press)
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If an education budget deal isn't signed, it could eventually mean layoffs. (MPR News)
Environmental groups want Dayton to veto an agriculture and environment bill, but Dayton hinted that veto isn't happening. (MPR News)
Whatever happened to Highway 53? (MPR News)
Dayton has signed a bill that bans four flame-retardant chemicals from children's products and upholstered furniture. (MPR News)
More than 50 spending cuts were proposed to the increasingly expensive Southwest light-rail project. (MPR News)
Washington:
The NSA may be ending its spying program this week. (The Washington Post)
The U.S. House is moving toward repeal of meat labeling rules. (Star Tribune)
In a commencement speech, President Barack Obama, who says climate change is a priority in his last years in office, cast the issue as a far-reaching and immediate issues. (The New York Times)