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Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

The sun breaks through the clouds over the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, May 23, 2019. Gov. Tim Walz and top legislative leaders reached agreement Thursday on the last of their major budget bills, leaving lawmakers waiting on the governor to call a special session to finish their work for the year. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

As special session convenes, House Democrats look to 2020

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Gov. Tim Walz, center, with Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, right, and House Speaker Melissa Hortman, gestures at a news conference as he was announcing a budget deal in St. Paul, Minn., Sunday, May 19, 2019. Walz and top legislative leaders reached a bipartisan budget deal Sunday in which the governor dropped his proposed gas tax increase but got to keep most of an expiring tax that helps fund health care programs, Republicans got an income tax cut for middle-class Minnesotans and both sides claimed credit for additional spending on education. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Legislators finalize big bills, plan for special session

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Republican Minnesota State Sen. Roger Chamberlain speaks at a news conference on the steps of the Minnesota Capitol with his fellow GOP senators after the Senate passed his bill for preventing a state government shutdown if the Legislature's budget stalemate persists, Saturday, May 18, 2019 in St. Paul, Minn.. The move threw down a challenge to House Democrats and Gov. Tim Walz to either agree or take the blame for a shutdown when the current budget expires June 30. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

Democrats, Republicans win some, lose some in budget deal

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Governor, legislative leaders work to set budget targets

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

In this Friday, May 3, 2019, photo, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a news conference in the state Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, in favor of a proposal for paid family and medical leave. Listening to the governor is Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. There's a new mix at Minnesota's big conference table for the always-contentious negotiations at the end of the legislative session over the big questions of taxes and spending. It's the first budget for Walz and the first as the top House Democrat for Speaker Melissa Hortman. GOP Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka is back and will play a decisive role as the May 20 adjournment looms. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

2019 brings a new mix to Minnesota’s big conference table

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

State Rep. Melissa Hortman, D-Brooklyn Park, receives the gavel from Secretary of State Steve Simon after she was elected speaker of the Minnesota House as the 2019 Legislature convened Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minnesota Legislature convenes with talk of cooperation

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Dem lawmaker refuses to apologize for ‘white male’ remark

By BRIAN EDWARDS - Associated Press

Fix to data-snooping problem is slow go at Capitol

By MIKE CRONIN - Associated Press