Created: April 21, 2021 06:07 PM
Following the jury s decision to convict Derek Chauvin, immediate calls were made to change policing in Minnesota.
Gov. Tim Walz and some state lawmakers said more needs to be done.
Now, DFL members in the House are pushing to overhaul police training and how they interact with the public.
Lawmakers in the House are discussing the bill in St. Paul on Wednesday. For both sides, the timing is one of the biggest points of contention. I hope that it does provide momentum for us to push through reform, said Rep. Carlos Mariani, DFL-St. Paul.
House Democrats like Mariani believe now is the time to push this forward.
Minnesota Legislature s budget plans differ on how to address racial inequality Jessie Van Berkel, Star Tribune
In the days after George Floyd s death, Minnesota legislators on both sides of the aisle said the state was at a critical moment. I believe that Minnesota needs to lead the nation in race reconciliation. We have an opportunity. This is an opportunity that comes around once in a generation. And what are we going to do with that? Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka said the week after Floyd died in police custody.
For legislators, the answer to that question lies, in part, in the hundreds of pages of budget plans released this week.
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