With just three weeks until the start of the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the Minnesota House is tabling a vote on a proposed $35 million fund to bolster peace keeping efforts during the trial.
The Minnesota Reformer reports that some Democrats in the House, specifically lawmakers who represent Minneapolis, have issues with the money going to law enforcement agencies.
While the House stalled, the Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that would pull money from Minneapolis' Local Government Aid (LGA) to help pay other cities who provide mutual aid should it be needed during the trial.
Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka (R-Nisswa) says he knows the DFL-controlled House will have different ideas..
"Some of the representatives over there don't want this just to be about taking care of some of the needs that the police have for all of our public safety, but they want to bring in some things that they think should be reformed. And that will be a non-starter, and we won't get anywhere if that's the direction they go."
The Senate passed the bill on party lines, 35-32.
The House is considering a different bill tonight -- a $35 million fund proposed by Governor Tim Walz to help pay for policing during the Chauvin trial.
