The Democrat-controlled Minnesota state Senate has voted in favor of a Family Medical Leave program, paid for by employer taxes and employee payroll deductions.  Minneapolis Senator Jeff Hayden says Minnesotan workers want assurances

 

Republicans says three-quarters of Minnesota workers already have access to some sort of family medical leave, and Nisswa Senator Paul Gazelka suggests

 

Democrats’ family medical leave plan faces stiff opposition in the Republican-controlled Minnesota House