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Dayton: Mille Lacs walleye woes require special session
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton is proposing a special legislative session sometime next month to consider an emergency financial aid package for resorts and other businesses in the Lake Mille Lacs area.
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Rep. Betty McCollum said she wants the U.S. Attorney and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to investigate whether a Minnesota dentist violated any laws when he killed Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe.
Minnesota Republicans propose arming service members
A group of Republican lawmakers wants to change state law to allow active military personnel to carry firearms.
Gov. Mark Dayton now has three candidates to replace retiring Justice Alan Page on the Minnesota Supreme Court. They include Minneapolis City Attorney Susan Segal.
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