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DFL leaders on Thursday also said that they would likely need the remaining four days of legislative session to wrap up a state budget, contrary to prior talk about finishing early.
As the DFL majority at the Minnesota Capitol passes the final pieces of its agenda, some business groups and health organizations are pushing back.
A joint Minnesota House-Senate panel on public safety issues wrapped up their work Wednesday, approving several groundbreaking proposals, including two gun control measures and new restrictions on no-knock warrants.Although gun control drew much of the focus, the bill has far-reaching provisions that seek to make the criminal justice system more rehabilitative and thereby cut recidivism.
The bill would have made pedophilia a protected class under sexual orientation.
A wide-ranging bill that sets budgets for Minnesota's courts and public safety systems could also include universal background checks on gun purchases and red flag law provisions.