Democrats took full control of state government as the Minnesota Legislature convened for its 2023 session Tuesday
Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, left, is sworn in by Justice Anne K. McKeig after being reelected for her third term during the first day of the 2023 legislative session, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn. ST. PAUL, Minn. — — Democrats took full control of state government as the Minnesota Legislature convened Tuesday for its 2023 session, with leaders planning to use their new power to swiftly enact stronger protections for abortion rights.
As a sign of the issue's importance, the abortion rights bills will be the first ones introduced in both the House and Senate, House Speaker Melissa Hortman, of Brooklyn Park, told reporters. Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has left the question of whether abortion is legal up to the states, lawmakers across the country have introduced scores of abortion-related measures for this year’s legislative sessions. Some would expand access; others would restrict it.
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