Capitol View Daily Digest for June 30, 2016

Good morning and welcome to Thursday, the last day of June. The year seems to be going fast. Here’s the Digest.

1. Remember a few years ago when the measures to ban same-sex marriage and require an ID to vote were on the ballot, and the campaigns were well organized and funded on both sides of the issues? Well, there’s a constitutional amendment on the ballot this year too, but so far it’s drawn very little attention. It would set up an independent citizen panel to decide whether state lawmakers should get pay increases. (MPR News)

2. Nearly 600 Minneapolis Police officers start using body cameras next week, and the city has issued a body camera policy. Officers would be required to turn on the cameras during all traffic and suspicious-person stops, car chases and searches, and whenever they use force. (Star Tribune)

3. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, who is at or near the top of Hillary Clinton’s list of potential running mates, accepted more than $150,00 in gifts and other perks when he waslieutenant governor and governor of Virginia, according to disclosure forms. The gifts were legal under Virginia law, but could become a problem if Clinton picks Kaine. (Politico)

4. The Republican National Convention is set to start in 19 days. There are still a few questions surrounding it, including who will show up, who will speak, who will pay for it and whether the delegates will stick with their presumptive nominee. Other than that it’s shaping up really well. (Washington Post)

5. Political numbers analyst Nate Silver projects that as the race for president currently stands, Hillary Clinton has an 80 percent chance of winning while Donald Trump has a 20 percent chance. He based that analysis on polls and other data and says it could change. (538)