'Public interest' bills dying at MN Capitol as deadline looms
| | | | 'Public interest' bills dying at MN Capitol as deadline looms | | Three high-profile bills at the Minnesota Legislature are struggling to survive the final days of the 2018 session. Frustrated lawmakers who backed the bills say they've seen this before: Legislation with broad support suddenly appears all but dead at session's end, usually with little or no public discussion as to why. | |
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| Investigator warning of day care fraud made false statements in the past | | Scott Stillman was the star witness Tuesday at a Senate committee hearing. He had an alarming story to tell. The state program that subsidizes Minnesota day care operators was rife with fraud, he said, and scams were far more widespread than lawmakers realized. Left unsaid during the hearing: Stillman's documented, past problem with false statements. | |
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