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Minnesota has proven that a divided government can still come together to get work done for its constituents. Having finished our special session with a completed state budget for the next two years, the Minnesota Legislature has adjourned until Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. The nature of compromise is that everyone doesn't get everything they want, and that was certainly the case this session. While I believe many of these bills could have been better, the compromise legislation we produced still builds a better Minnesota in many ways, and I'm proud that bills I authored and helped create contri...