Minnesota's Legislative Gift Ban
Clip: Season 1998 Episode 26 | 7m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Gifts to our legislators are banned right now. But there is a move to allow citizens...
Gifts to our legislators are banned right now. But there is a move to allow citizens and lobbyists to give a legislator a gift with a value up to five dollars. Should the state worry when someone buys a lawmaker a sandwich? State House member Tom Rukavina (DFL-Virginia) thinks some gifts are just fine. State Senator John Marty (DFL-Roseville) wants to keep the total gift ban.
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Minnesota's Legislative Gift Ban
Clip: Season 1998 Episode 26 | 7m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Gifts to our legislators are banned right now. But there is a move to allow citizens and lobbyists to give a legislator a gift with a value up to five dollars. Should the state worry when someone buys a lawmaker a sandwich? State House member Tom Rukavina (DFL-Virginia) thinks some gifts are just fine. State Senator John Marty (DFL-Roseville) wants to keep the total gift ban.
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