County sheriffs and attorneys ask lawmakers to fund mental health facilities as jails have a backlog of mentally ill individuals due to the state’s pause on the 48-hour rule.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Progress at the Capitol ‘as slow as molasses’ as legislative leaders work to caucus votes and wait for revisors to draft bills ahead of a special session.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Divisions with leadership over data centers, R&D credits and corporate tax breaks threaten to sink one of Minnesota’s final budget bills ahead of a potential special session.| Cloquet Pine Journal
“We just need a little bit more time”: Leaders say a special session is likely for next week as a June 1 deadline for layoff notices to state employees quickly approaches.| Cloquet Pine Journal
A look at some of what got done in the regular session, what didn’t and what’s still up in the air as the Legislature poises for a special session| Cloquet Pine Journal
Mary Murphy joined Forum Communications in October 2024 as the Minnesota State Correspondent. She can be reached by email at mmurphy@forumcomm.com.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Cloquet and Minnesota area news, government, traffic updates, accidents, fires, education news, and more.| Cloquet Pine Journal
