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State lawmakers are on recess this week after reaching their first major legislative deadline on Friday. It's a key point in the session when bills need to clear committees to stay alive. That means we’re nearly at the halfway mark of what’s already been a tense and high-stakes year at the Capitol. 

The session began amid fallout from a major ICE surge in the state, along with renewed concerns about fraud in state programs and ongoing debates over public safety.  

MPR News correspondent Dana Ferguson joined Minnesota Now host Nina Moini to walk us through where things stand. 

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Friday was a key deadline for bills to to continue on at the State Capitol. Minnesota Now checks in with MPR News correspondent Dana Ferguson about where things stand in the divided legislature. 

Friday was a key deadline for bills to to continue on at the State Capitol. Minnesota Now checks in with MPR News politics reporter Dana Ferguson about where things stand in the divided legislature.

About halfway through the legislative session, a check in on where key bills stand

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