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Special session looms as deals on police, taxes elude Minnesota lawmakers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Top Minnesota lawmakers acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that they will need a special session to finish the state budget.
Deals have been elusive on several key issues, including police restrictions, taxes, Gov. Tim Walz s emergency powers, and how to spend $2.8 billion in federal COVID-19 aid. Lawmakers must adjourn by May 17 with or without a budget in place. It will be very difficult to finish on time given the logistics involved in putting the bills together, House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, told reporters.
Minnesota police reform bills in limbo as 2021 session deadline nears
Gov. Walz holds out hope for a breakthrough, but Senate Republicans haven t agreed yet to any police accountability measures passed by House Democrats. Author: John Croman Updated: 2:16 AM CDT May 13, 2021
ST PAUL, Minn. The DFL-controlled Minnesota House passed police reforms this year. The GOP-controlled Senate didn t hold hearings on any police accountability measures, let alone pass them.
So, the stage shifted to the Public Safety Conference Committee, where a small group of House members have tried to persuade a small number of senators to adopt some of the reforms as part of a final House-Senate compromise version of the public safety bill.