Special session resumes with deadline this week
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State lawmakers need to pass a budget by Thursday to keep the government fully open.
Over the weekend, Democratic and Republican lawmakers reached agreement on the highlights of a public safety bill after a contentious debate over police accountability.
The deal was reached a day after former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison in the death of George Floyd.
Some details of the deal have yet to be finalized.
The bill draft includes provisions regulating the use of no-knock warrants and a police misconduct database to create an early warning system to keep bad officers off the streets.
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Special session resumes with deadline this week
It’s been the most contentious piece of budget negotiations among lawmakers who are up against a Wednesday deadline to avoid a government shutdown.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.