Governor Walz is asking the legislature to include MORE money for the failing MnLars system this session. Over $100 million has already been spent on upgrades and fixes to the system that tracks vehicle licenses and registrations, but Walz says more money is still needed in order to simply maintain the current system.  

MnLars

Proponents are pushing legislation this session that would restore voting rights to those with a criminal past, once they have completed their full sentence, including probation. At a rally earlier this week Gwen Walz, the wife of Governor Walz, spoke to a crowd in support of these measures. The House has indicated they are likely to pass the measure but it will face very stiff opposition in the GOP controlled Senate, where Chairman Limmer is not sure if the bill will even be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee this session.

Voting rights restoration

As Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) continues to spread among Minnesota's and Wisconsin's deer herds, officials are warning that it should be considered a Public Health concern; not simply a wildlife management concern. While no person is known to have become sick from CWD its similarities to mad cow disease - which can be transmitted to humans - has many warning that CWD could make the same type of leap to people in Minnesota.

CWD

And some bills, such as these, have started to get (or will soon get) hearings: