The Daily Digest: Farmers ding runoff plan
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In Minnesota
Southwest Minnesota farmers told Gov. Mark Dayton his plan to curb farmland runoff was simplistic and burdensome and pressed him to broaden his approach. (MPR News)
The feds rejected Dayton's plan to cut back on school testing but he's vowing to find another way. (Pioneer Press)
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Work on 290 new road construction projects around the state kicks off this week. (MPR News)
Lawmakers from both parties are looking at ways to boost cash grants to low income families. (AP via Pioneer Press)
National Politics
Iranian and international negotiators have agreed in principle to a plan that would severely limit Iran's access to materials that could be used to make a nuclear weapon. (Washington Post)
The indictment of New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez is the first major political corruption case of the post-Citizens United super PAC era of politics. (New York Times)
Amy Klobuchar: lawyer, district attorney, U.S. Senator and now...memoirist. (MPR News)