Josh Skluzacek Created: April 29, 2021 12:15 PM
Thursday morning, Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota lawmakers came together to urge the state Senate to take action on police reform and accountability legislation.
The Minnesota House has already passed several police reform and accountability bills but none have had any hearings in the Senate.
Republican Rep. Tim Miller, of Prinsburg, was the lone Republican to join Democrats in calling for lawmakers to come together to have difficult conversations about police reform and accountability, along with other legislation. Senate Minority Leader Susan Kent; Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman; Chairman of the House Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Committee Rep. Carlos Mariani, DFL-St. Paul; Rep. Cedrick Frazier, DFL-New Hope; Sen. Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis; and Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn, DFL-Roseville, also joined Walz, Miller and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan.