In a pair of commentaries, legislative leaders in Minnesota look back at the just-finished regular session.
What went wrong, what went right at the Capitol
Assessing the 2015 Minnesota Legislative session (so far).
May 22, 2015 at 11:31PM
![Scaffolding around the Capitol dome. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com , Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Crews wasted no time clearing out furniture and artwork from the Minnesota State Capitol just hours after it was vacated by lawmakers who ended their session at midnight Monday. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com , Tuesday, May 19, 2015 ORG XMIT: MIN1505191553030792](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/TLXDJG2VTMJE4RJHS7SJKT7QDI.jpg?&w=712)
• Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt of Crown and Rep. Jenifer Loon of Eden Prairie note that much good work was overshadowed by Gov. Mark Dayton's veto of an education funding bill.
• House Minority Leader Paul Thissen, a Minneapolis DFLer, lists the session's top 10 missed opportunities, on issues ranging from long-term care to college tuition to oil trains to early education.
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