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Two GOP Senators Endorse Expanding Background Checks for Guns

It follows a renewed focus on gun laws nationwide after last month's school shooting in Florida.
The Associated Press,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Two Republican senators are getting behind efforts to expand background checks on gun sales at the Minnesota Legislature. It’s the latest reminder that gun issues often don’t follow party lines in Minnesota politics. Sen. Scott Jensen of Chaska is a conservative Republican but he joined several Democrats on Monday by backing a bill that would…
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Minnesota Lawmakers Push to Finalize Budget Deal

Lawmakers Doubtful Deal will Pass; Look Toward Special Session
Brett Scott,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – One-hundred twenty days have passed since the Minnesota Legislature first started work on the state’s budget bill. Monday evening the clock is ticking before the state constitution calls for a deal to be reached or the session will end without an agreement in place, resulting in a special session. “It’s compromise and it’s democracy and it’s…