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Protests push prospects for special session
Gov. Dayton and Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk have proposed a special session to deal, in part, with the state’s racial disparities.
Read More »Privacy, policing advocates set to square off
Body cams will top the marquee next session among issues having both data privacy and public safety implications.
Read More »Closed session yields no resolution on sex-offender program
The conference was meant to bring the parties together and seek common ground on potential remedies. Of those invited to participate, only Gov. Mark Dayton emerged with a detailed plan.
Read More »Cornish relishes being at the center of debates
Tony Cornish says he enjoyed the 2015 session, and got most of what he had wanted out of it.
Read More »In rare bipartisan gun vote, House passes domestic violence bill
By a vote of 111-15, the House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would bar suspected domestic abusers who are under active restraining orders from possessing firearms or ammunition.
Read More »Capitol panel wants to raise security budget
A committee responsible for recommending enhanced safety procedures at the Capitol is advocating a big increase in security spending, but remains deeply divided over the issue of firearms inside the Capitol.
Read More »Senate set to take up MSOP legislation, but problems remain in House
Rep. Tina Liebling vowed that she would pull her bill proposing changes to Minnesota’s troubled civil commitment program for sex offenders if Republicans asked for a roll call vote. The Rochester DFLer feared that Republicans would use any recorded vote to smear DFLers as soft on sex offenders when campaign season rolls around.
Read More »House passes $15.7B education finance bill
K-12 education finance bills that account for roughly 40 percent of the state’s general fund spending are moving through the House and Senate floors this week.
Read More »Judiciary, public safety finance bills clear House
The judiciary finance bill cleared the House on a 71-59 party line vote on Friday. The bill provides $785 million in funding for the court system in the next biennium.
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