Still no word yet on if - or when - state lawmakers will head to St. Paul for a special session focused on gun control and mass violence in the wake of the deadly Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in Minneapolis.
Last week, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and DFL leaders released a proposal that included this Monday as a proposed starting date for that session, and several reforms including an assault weapons ban.
But so far, there is no agreement on where to begin with Republican leaders.
"I'm not asking them, I think they should vote for it, I think the data shows that," says Walz. "I would like them to vote for it, but they need to vote their conscience. But to simply stop us from being able to have this discussion, to be able to run it out, to be able to do that, very, very frustrating."
Some bipartisanship will be needed to pass any legislation with the House of Representatives deadlocked with 67 Republicans and 67 Democrats.
Late last week, GOP Floor Leader, Rep. Harry Niska, called it a stunt, speaking to Chad Hartman on WCCO Radio.
"The entire Walz special session stunt is a perfect example of his failed leadership," Niska said. "He should have responded to the tragedy by unifying Minnesotans around real bipartisan solutions. Instead he chose a different path: partisan politics."
House Speaker, Lisa Demuth (R) added that while Republicans aren't opposed to tackling the issues, but made it clear they're not happy with how Walz is handling these proposals.
"It cuts the legislative committee process out," she says. "That is concerning as you read through that proposal. We have to have bills that are fully vetted within the committee process and then moved forward."
Republicans have been asking for any legislation include more mental health and school safety, which is included in the DFL proposal.
WCCO Political Analyst Blois Olson said Monday on the WCCO Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar he can't even make a prediction at this point on if a special session will happen.
"Governor Walz played poker and somebody called his bluff, and he didn't have the cards that he thought he had," Olson noted. "So we'll deal another hand this week and see if we make any progress."