As Republicans struggle with an intraparty feud over the direction of the party, the bold blue sign that hung over the stage here at National Harbor and the choice of artists at the evening dinners headlined by former Sen. Jim DeMint and former Gov. Jeb Bush seemed to send a mixed message..I imagine they're also getting a lot of calls . At MPR, Tom Scheck says: "More than 50 organizations that rely on funding from the state are criticizing DFL legislative leaders for their plan to cut $150 million from the health and human services budget. DFL Legislative leaders announced last week that they planned to cut the $150 million shocked health care groups who were hoping Democrats would use a portion of their proposed tax increases to protect or increase funding to those programs.

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