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Capitol Report: Prohibiting Wage Theft, Senate Building Awarded
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April 21, 2017
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28:31Now PlayingAccording to state officials, over 39,000 Minnesotans experienced wage theft, totaling $11.9 million dollars in lost wages. On Tuesday, April 18, the Senate Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth held an informational hearing on a bill that would prohibit the practice. The bill's author, Senator Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis, joins Capitol Report Moderator Shannon Loehrke to discuss his proposal.
Also on the program, the Minnesota Senate Building was awarded the Design Build Institute of America's Upper Midwest Region, 2017 Project of the Year Award. Department of Administration Commissioner Matt Massman and Greg Huber of Mortenson Construction talk about the significance of the award.
Finally, housed within the new Senate Building is an historic George Steck baby grand piano. Shannon looks at the significance and history of the instrument, which invites legislators, lobbyists and citizens to play.
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