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As Legislature prepares for new session, rifts between parties show a partisan divide

As Legislature prepares for new session, rifts between parties show a partisan divide

Update: 2025-01-10
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The Minnesota Legislature will gavel-in a new session on Jan. 14 at noon, and MPR’s politics team is at the Capitol to cover it all. MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst and his guests talk about the 2025 legislative session.

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As Legislature prepares for new session, rifts between parties show a partisan divide

As Legislature prepares for new session, rifts between parties show a partisan divide

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