Focus narrows with a little over a week left in Minnesota legislative session

With a little more than a week left in the 2026 Minnesota legislative session, the to-do list is getting shorter with fraud, construction projects borrowing and lawmaker safety measures touted as priorities.

All Things Considered host Clay Masters and the MPR News politics team recap a week in state politics and offer a look ahead on what to expect from the final days of the session.

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Guests:

• Brian Bakst is politics editor for MPR News and host of Politics Friday.

• Cait Kelley is the politics fellow with MPR News.

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