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Reporting on State Politics and Government

House committee action is expected late Thursday on an amendment related to expanded background checks and another related to court orders to keep firearms from people deemed a risk. Senate Republicans oppose both.
Transportation divide widens at Capitol
House DFL leaders laid out a plan for roads and bridges that will raise the gas tax by 20 cents per gallon. But Republicans in a Senate committee rejected a similar tax increase proposed by Gov. Tim Walz.