Walz asks lawmakers for justice after Floyd
June 11, 2020 6:31AM CDT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd’s death is sparking calls for the Minnesota Legislature to remove racial inequities from the criminal justice system in the state where he died.
There are also calls to aid neighborhoods damaged in the violence that followed. Democratic Gov Tim Walz says the special session that opens Friday is not just something he called.
He says it’s “a primal scream” from people to take to the streets to demand racial justice. And he’s backing proposals from lawmakers of color. But it’s not clear how far lawmakers will go. Republicans who control the Senate are cool to major changes.
