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Capitol roundup: Marijuana bill headed to Walz after Senate passage

Capitol roundup: Marijuana bill headed to Walz after Senate passage

The Minnesota Senate passed the bill that will make Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize marijuana. Lawmakers were also busy working on other bills as the session headed toward its deadline to adjourn.
by Dana Ferguson and Brian Bakst

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Debt negotiations resume after snag as the country gets closer to a possible default

Debt negotiations resume after snag as the country gets closer to a possible default

Negotiators between the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's team paused talks on Friday. There's a little more than a week before the country runs out of money to pay its bills.
by Barbara Sprunt and Deirdre Walsh

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Politics Friday: A pair of first-term senators reflect on their first session, and the debate over legal marijuana

Politics Friday: A pair of first-term senators reflect on their first session, and the debate over legal marijuana

MPR News host Mike Mulcahy talks to Sen. Zaynab Mohamed, DFL-Minneapolis, and Sen. Clare Oumou Verbeten, DFL-St. Paul. Later, a conversation with Rep. Nolan West, R-Blaine, and Sen. Jordan Rasmusson, R- Fergus Falls.  
by Mike Mulcahy and Matthew Alvarez

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Walz signs ‘red flag’ orders, universal background checks for guns into law

Walz signs ‘red flag’ orders, universal background checks for guns into law

The provisions are part of a larger public safety budget bill to boost funding for police officer recruitment, reduce prison time for inmates if they participate in rehabilitation programs and create an Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls.
by Brian Bakst and Dana Ferguson

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Experts say Read Act is a major investment in literacy education

Experts say Read Act is a major investment in literacy education

The education spending bill Minnesota lawmakers passed this week includes $70 million on a policy provision meant to change the way educators teach reading in schools throughout the state.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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After convention chaos, Minnesota DFL committee gives initial nod to ban those engaged in violence

After convention chaos, Minnesota DFL committee gives initial nod to ban those engaged in violence

The executive committee of Minnesota's Democratic Farmer Labor Party gave initial approval to bylaws that will permanently ban people who engage in or incite violent acts from participating in party activities.
by The Associated Press

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Recreational marijuana bill on edge of becoming Minnesota law

Recreational marijuana bill on edge of becoming Minnesota law

The Minnesota House passed the final version of a marijuana legalization bill that would permit possession starting in August. Retail shops won’t open for at least a year.
by Brian Bakst

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