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Just over two months after approving another $9 million for security upgrades at the Minnesota State Capitol Complex, state lawmakers learned about how millions of dollars have already been spent in recent years.
The effort to recruit more comes as the security of the capitol and state other government buildings is under a brighter spotlight, especially in the last couple of years with the 2020 civil unrest and the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol.
More than $46 million in proposed borrowing for improvements didn't pass last session.
Minnesota has spent $105,000 on the Capitol fence since last May.
With Derek Chauvin’s trial underway, St. Paul officials say they’re also prepared for protests, focused on safety for all Mara H. Gottfried © Provided by Twin Cities Pioneer Press Workers set up fencing and barricades around St. Paul Police Department Headquarters and the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center, left, on Monday, March 1, 2021, ahead of the Derek Chauvin trial. (Scott Takushi / Pioneer Press) Though former police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial is happening in Minneapolis, officials in Minnesota’s capital city say they’re also prepared for protests or a...