At Issue: Feb. 22 — 2026 legislative session kicks off

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This week on At Issue, Tom Hauser breaks down the beginning of the legislative session.

Lawmakers clashed over how to implement an Office of Inspector General.

The late House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman was honored at the beginning of the legislative session eight months after she was assassinated, along with her husband Mark and dog Gilbert.

Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were attacked by the same shooter but survived. Hoffman returned to the Senate Chamber on Tuesday.

The Minnesota Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee heard several bills aimed at holding ICE agents more accountable.

For the first time in state history, there is now a metal detector to screen for weapons at the Capitol.

Hauser sat down with former DFL party chair Mike Erlandson and Republican strategist Brian McLung for political analysis.
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