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Brett Neely

The Daily Digest: Community Action investigation

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In Minnesota

A deep dive into the relationship between the now-closed nonprofit, Community Action of Minneapolis, and the state's Commerce Department. Analysts at the department warned higher ups that the nonprofit was mismanaging money from the state but that those concerns were ignored. (MPR News)

Gov. Mark Dayton announced a small shakeup of his cabinet going into his second term. (MPR News)

The Minnesota Senate will begin the 2015 session without an education policy committee. That's one of several changes afoot as the Senate works from cramped, temporary quarters while the state Capitol is under renovation. (MPR News)

Minnesotans paid more than $1.3 billion in state taxes in November, about $2 million more than state budget officials predicted in its most recent forecast. (Star Tribune)

The head of Minnesota's Democratic Party says he's ready for another term. (AP via Pioneer Press)

National Politics

As House Republican leaders try to shore up support for the “cromnibus” government spending bill on their side of the aisle, it’s becoming less of a sure bet that House Democrats can be relied upon to make up for the shortfall if need be. (Roll Call)

One measure in that bill was crafted by DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar to boost tourism to the United States -- via a tax international travelers pay when they visit. (Star Tribune)

Another provision in the bill would provide a new path for massive donations to political parties. (Washington Post)

Yet another part of the bill, authored in part by GOP Rep. John Kline, would for the first time allow the benefits of current retirees to be severely cut as part of an effort to save some of the nation’s most distressed pension plans. (Washington Post)

With Republicans set to control all of Congress as of next month, can Klobuchar's brand of Minnesota Nice produce results? (MinnPost)

President Obama found himself caught in the middle of a collision between the Central Intelligence Agency and his own Democratic allies, who accused the White House of helping to cover up a legacy of torture and put the president on the defensive over an interrogation program he never supported. (New York Times)

The Senate Intelligence Committee report on detainee interrogations is "a sobering reminder that torture is immoral, and it's not who we are," said DFL Sen. Al Franken in an interview with the Daily Circuit. (MPR News)

Franken also joined several other liberal Senate Democrats to oppose a Treasury Department nominee because of his past work for the investment bank Lazard. Mike McFadden, Franken's GOP opponent last month, also worked for Lazard. (Bloomberg News)