ST. PAUL, MN (MNN) – The Minnesota Legislature adjourned its second special session of 2020 early Tuesday morning, again without passing a bonding bill for state public works projects.
House Republicans don’t like a number of projects in the bill and their leader, Kurt Daudt, says they won’t vote for it until Governor Tim Walz gives up his COVID emergency powers.
Legislators did pass a police reform bill before they adjourned. Among the bill’s major provisions, law enforcement officers could not use chokeholds or receive paid warrior-style training, and they’d have to intervene if another officer uses excessive force.
Other measures in the bill: arbitration is handled differently if an officer appeals disciplinary action or termination… police departments cannot require officers live in the community, but can give them incentives… and there’s additional training for officers in mental health and autism crisis intervention.
(from Minnesota News Network)
