(The Center Square) â In a 48-19 vote, the Minnesota Senate Monday passed roughly
$9 million in emergency funding to bring peace officers from other states into Minnesota after a week of protests and public safety officers were fired at and injured Sunday morning.
In a morning press conference, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-East Gull Lake, said Gov. Tim Walz spoke with Minnesotaâs legislative leaders about the emergency funding, $9 million of which would handle civil unrest to pay for troopers.
âWe all agreed. If itâs an emergency and we need to bring people in from other states to help, all four leaders said âyes,ââ Gazelka said, adding that at least three states might send troopers.
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