Daily Digest: Concern over license changes
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Well, look at that, we made it to Friday. And, for a change, it's not a holiday. So let's get on with the Digest.
1. The governor and legislative leaders are set to meet today to talk about a special legislative session. It doesn't look like a session is going to happen. The group of state lawmakers working on driver's licenses still has qualms about how federal Real ID requirements would treat private information. (MPR News)
2. A St. Paul deli owner from Djibouti will attend the State of the Union speech courtesy of Sen. Al Franken. (MPR News)
3. In a televised town hall meeting last night President Obama tore into the NRA. (AP via Star Tribune)
4. The presidential candidates and their allies are spending hundreds of millions on TV ads, but it's not clear if it's a good investment. (New York Times)
5. Here's a long but revealing profile of Denis McDonough, the Minnesota native who is the president's chief of staff. (Politico)
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