MPR’s Dana Ferguson reports a bill clarifying the current law for school resource officers has advanced out of the Senate with its amendment. “The Minnesota Senate on Monday voted 57-9 to advance a proposal that would exempt school resource officers from a law barring school workers from using prone holds on students.”
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with corrected information on the bill’s progress through the Senate. A previous version cited a a story that said this bill was head to the governor’s desk.
Bring Me the News reports St. Paul jazz club KJ’s Hideaway has closed abruptly. “The operators announced the decision in a social media post Monday, citing ‘unexpected emergent personal matters’ for the closure.”
Fox9 reports Lake Minnetonka could tie a 146-year-old record for the earliest ice-out on the lake.
MPR’s Dana Ferguson reports on efforts by Democratic lawmakers to protect IVF following a ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court.
Also in legislative news: Lawmakers are considering a bill that would provide cash aid for families moving to the state due to protections around gender-affirming care, via Axios.
Katie Galioto with the Start Tribune has six takeaways from St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter’s State of the City ranging from, “…a new approach to snow plowing to a city-funded jobs program aimed at helping small businesses.”
