One month after the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church that forever changed their community, students are back in the classroom. But state lawmakers are still at odds about what to do in response.
Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders met again Thursday to discuss a special session, the latest in a series of meetings in recent weeks in an effort to find an agreement before Walz officially calls the Legislature back to St. Paul to meet, which he vowed to do in the wake of the tragedy.
“We’ve had several meetings where we’ve had a chance to exchange our views and talk about how we want to proceed,” said Rep. Zack Stephenson, DFL-Coon Rapids, new leader of the House Democrats. “But we’re getting to the point where the rubber needs to meet the road.”…