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The race to win control of the Minnesota Legislature leads the Digest today. 

 have looks at the races that could determine which party is in power in January.

 DFL House Minority Leader Paul Thissen and GOP Rep. Jenifer Loon about the race to win the Minnesota House.

Thissen and other DFL candidates will hold a news conference today to discuss the issue of property tax hikes.

Michael Brodkorb, a fired Senate staffer who is suing the Minnesota Senate, says he was fired as a result of a 

 aimed at removing Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch. Koch resigned after she was confronted about having an affair with Brodkorb. Senate officials say Brodkorb was dismissed because he was an at will employe and the will was no longer there to employ him. Brodkorb continues to insist he was 

The Secretary of State says more than 100,000 Minnesotans have 

The wolf hunts in Minnesota and Wisconsin

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents 

A lawsuit by the Minnesota Taxpayers League is 

 the city of St. Paul. The group says St. Paul improperly awarded the construction contract for the Saints Stadium.

enforce a key part of the state's disclosure law

Gov. Dayton's Pheasant Opener was well attended but Dayton 

A survey finds that consumer confidence has 

Democrat Julie Bunn says a MNGOP complaint against her is 

The head of the NAACP was in the Twin Cities on Friday. He 

 both proposed constitutional amendments.

 says the Knights of Columbus are quietly working behind the scenes to pass the amendment to ban same-sex marriage.

 says there are difficulties in gauging support for the amendment to ban same-sex marriage.

Opponents of Voter ID say the amendment would cause 

 against Secretary of State Mark Ritchie.

A group opposed to the Voter ID amendment 

The failure of the U.S. House to pass a Farm Bill has given Democrats some 

taking swings at each other's business records.

A liberal group aligned with civil rights causes is working to 

kick Bachmann off of the House Intelligence Committee

 writes about Bachmann's step-sister, Helen LeFave. LeFave is a lesbian who has been in a committed relationship for almost 25 years.

 supporting Democrats running in the 2nd, 6th and 8th Congressional Districts.

GOP Rep. Chip Cravaack is holding a morning press conference in St. Paul to discuss his "record on jobs and the economy."

 Cravaack in the 3rd Quarter. Cravaack has more cash on hand.

 has a look at the battle in the 8th Congressional District.

 looked at the statements in last week's 8th Congressional District debate.

 in the 3rd Quarter. DFL Rep. Tim Walz raised $320k.

 in the 3rd Quarter. No word on what Republican Kurt Bills raised.

 says the repeal of some of the most popular tax breaks would pay for only a four percent cut in income tax rates. The study undercuts Mitt Romney's proposed 20 percent rate cut.

 says the impact of the Romney and Obama tax plans are tough to figure.

 says the Romney campaign is sticking to the belief that a GOP win would prompt Democrats to work with them on a tax overhaul.

 as the top of the ticket candidates publicly campaign elsewhere.

Paul Ryan, the Republican nominee for Vice President, 

 at a "dine and dash" event in Minneapolis on Saturday.

 says Romney was away a lot when he was governor.

won't back Romney's campaign for president

Two moderate Republican leaders died over the weekend.

Longtime Republican Senator Arlen Specter 

The Daily Digest is posted (Legislative races heat up, Brodkorb speaks, Debate week for Presidential and Congressional candidates)

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