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Minnesota lawmakers taking on novelty phone cases with gun handles, passing a bill to declare them illegal.
Gov. Mark Dayton is again urging House Republicans to release a detailed bonding bill proposal.
Some items in the news this Wednesday including what happened in Indiana.
Some items in the news this Tuesday morning.
Senate makes new play for body camera rules. It's unclear if House will get its own bill passed.
Senate Dems propose $1.5 billion construction plan
Senate bonding bill would OK about $1.8 billion in construction projects, with most of that financed through state borrowing.
Some items in the news you may have missed over the weekend.
Lawmakers struggle to regulate police body cams
The Minnesota Senate is expected to vote Monday on a body camera bill. But it's not clear what happens next.
Minnesota lawmakers spent hours debating competing budget bills that won't have a long shelf life. Each side will have to dump priorities to get a deal, if that's what they want.