Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton wants to call a special session within a few weeks to pass an emergency funding package for businesses around Mille Lacs Lake, after the Department of Natural Resources closed the walleye season early on the popular lake. Carleton College political science Professor Steven Schier says it could open up a can of worms in other areas of the state, pointing to low corn prices:
Dayton indicated he’d veto any special session bill that strays off the Mille Lacs topic.