As Legislature prepares for new session, rifts between parties show a partisan divide
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The Minnesota State Capitol is springing back to vibrancy.
Lawmakers are filling the chambers as the 94th Legislature convenes for the 2025 legislative session — and it’s shaping up as a momentous one.
The state Senate is tied. The Minnesota House is tight, too. Two special elections are taking place this month. But so is a criminal trial involving one lawmaker.
With partisan divide already gripping state lawmakers before they gavel-in a new session, what can the 2025 Legislature get done this year?
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Guests:
House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park
House Republican Leader Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring
Senate Republican Leader Mark Johnson, R-East Grand Forks
Senate DFL Leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul
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