Walz delays calling special session on gun restrictions

On Wednesday Gov Walz walked back his earlier commitment to calling a special session on gun restrictions with or without a deal among legislative leaders MPR News reports Responding to ramped-up pressure on him by groups seeking new gun restrictions Walz commented a session wouldn t be worthwhile if the House and Senate won t commit to vote on proposals to restrict assault-style weapons and high ceiling magazines Anoka County is suing the Minnesota Department of Transportation over a project they are calling a dubious boondoggle try saying that five times fast The County longed to use more than million in funds to improve trails and upgrade parks among other things Instead the money is going toward the construction of a pedestrian bridge over the Rum River the Minnesota Star Tribune reports which is part of a plan to bring whitewater surfing to that part of the river The county is accusing newly elected state Rep Zack Stephenson of misusing the legislative process to finance his own pet project in his district Flu and COVID season is here Are you prepared Sahan Journal has a rundown of how Minnesotans can protect themselves from viruses as federal guidelines shift Trump nominee Daniel Rosen has been substantiated to serve as U S Attorney for the District of Minnesota Rosen previously worked as the principal at Rosen LLC and has over years of practice focusing on commercial litigation in federal and state courts according to a letter from lawmakers He graduated cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School and also served in the U S Navy as a surface warfare officer at sea reports KSTP The post Walz delays calling special session on gun restrictions appeared first on MinnPost