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This Week at the Capitol: April 29, 2022

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Monday

House Ways and Means processed SF4062/HF4492 Hansen, the environment and natural resources omnibus; and created the HF4608 Mariani public safety/judiciary omnibus by adding HF3920 Becker-Finn to it.

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Memorial for Shar Knutson Set for May 16th

The memorial service for former Minnesota AFL-CIO President Shar Knutson, who passed away in February, will take place on Monday, May 16th at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church (900 Stillwater Rd.) in Mahtomedi. Visitation will take place at 10am with the service beginning at 11am.

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Workers Memorial Day 2022

More than 50 years ago on April 28, Workers Memorial Day, the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect, promising every worker the right to a safe job—a fundamental right.

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This Week at the Capitol: April 22, 2022

At the Legislature
 
The Legislature returned from Easter break.
 
Senate Finance and House Ways and Means began processing omnibus bills and sending them to the floor.
 
Tuesday`
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This Week at the Capitol: April 8, 2022

At the Legislature

With Friday being the second legislative deadline, this week House and Senate committees assembled their omnibus bills.

 

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2022 session must focus on working people

For the past two years, working people were forced to deal with a global pandemic, social crises, & economic uncertainty. These challenges served to widen the existing racial & economic inequities in our state.
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