Senate President Election, Responding to U.S. Capitol Riot, Expanding Rural Broadband, New Senator

On this week's program, Senator Jeremy Miller, R-Winona, is once again elected President of the Senate. Meanwhile, responses to the unrest at the U.S. Capitol and reaction to the demonstrations at the Minnesota Capitol and the Governor's Mansion hijack a usually amicable forum between Governor Walz and legislative leaders.

The Governor’s Task Force on Broadband recommends continued funding for the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Program. Senator Tom Bakk, I-Cook, has authored a bill to do just that. He joins Capitol Report moderator Shannon Loehrke to explain the importance of broadband expansion and to reflect on his decision to leave the DFL and form an independent caucus.

Finally, the newest Senators are getting settled in as we continue our series of conversations with newly-elected members. Senator Ann Johnson Stewart, DFL-Wayzata, joins Shannon to talk about how her career as a civil engineer and educator will contribute to the work of the Senate.