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In Minnesota

A Minnesota House committee approved a bill that would give the Legislature the final say on any state plan to reduce carbon emissions according to targets set by federal authorities. (MPR News)

Gov. Mark Dayton says majority House Republicans are getting a "free ride" when it comes to the state's budget planning. (AP via Star Tribune)

Who is Steve Simon, Minnesota's new Secretary of State? (MinnPost)

A House panel is planning to discuss a handful of firearm-related proposals this week, including bills that would legalize gun silencers and recognize gun permits from North Dakota. Another bill would automatically allow gun-permit owners to carry a firearm into the Capitol. (AP via Pioneer Press)

Legislation introduced in the Minnesota House and Senate would tell transgender students which sports teams they can join and which locker rooms they can use. (MPR News)

After a months long dispute between faculty and leaders over the way the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is run, state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would curb some of the powers of MnSCU's central office. (MPR News)

National Politics

An already heated battle between the White House and Republicans over negotiations to curtail Iran’s nuclear program grew more tense when 47 Republican senators sent a letter to Iran designed to kill any potential deal. (Washington Post)

Overhauling more than a half century of labor law in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker on Monday signed so-called right-to-work legislation banning labor contracts that require private sector workers to pay union fees. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

The Affordable Care Act will cost $142 billion less than projected over the next decade, according to new data from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. (The Hill)

6th District Rep. Tom Emmer has an op-ed urging fellow lawmakers to support a trade deal the Obama Administration is negotiating with Asian countries. (Star Tribune)

Congressional Republicans are firing back at the Obama administration over a controversial bullet ban proposal that they say would infringe on the Second Amendment. (The Hill)

President Obama kicked off an initiative intended to train more people for higher-paying jobs in high-technology services as he seeks to counter wage stagnation in an economy that has otherwise been improving. Minneapolis is one of the cities taking part. (New York Times)