By: J.D. Duggan, Freelance Journalist
On Feb. 4, the MN House Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy committee met to discuss police funding and peace officers standards.
Follow the linked tweets below to read about the committee’s discussion.
MN House Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy committee meeting slated to start at 1pm. Agenda incl 2 bills, one from chair Mariani and one from vice chair Frazier. #mnleg UpTake MN Coverage (@uptakemn) February 4, 2021
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Rep. Jeremy Munson speaks out after House launches investigation on 6 GOP reps By Bernadette Heier | January 14, 2021 at 7:05 PM CST - Updated January 14 at 7:37 PM
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KEYC) Rep. Jeremy Munson (R-Lake Crystal) is pushing back after the Minnesota House investigates a Pro-Trump rally in St. Paul.
Six Republican lawmakers, including Munson, are under investigation after attending a “Storm the Capitol” rally, the same day rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol building in Washington.
Newly elected District 19A Rep. Susan Akland (R-St. Peter) also attended the rally.
Munson says the backlash legislators are receiving for attending the rally is “overblown” and that representatives should meet with citizens who come to the government seeking change.
The Minnesota Legislature convened Tuesday with the COVID-19 pandemic and a new two-year budget at the top of the agenda for a session that will be unlike any before.