When state lawmakers come back next week from their Passover/Easter break, they’ll try to hammer out a REAL ID bill that Governor Mark Dayton can sign — but whether undocumented immigrants can get drivers licenses still remains an issue. Dayton says it’s not necessary for the legislature to do anything because…
“I do not claim to have the authority to initiate changes in who’s eligible for drivers licenses on my own accord. Neither does the commissioner of public safety.”
Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt (DOWT) says Republicans don’t necessarily agree with that, but…
“If he believes they can’t, we can certainly change our language to make sure that our bill reflects what he believes to be true, and we can send that to him — and that should wrap this issue completely up. There should be no further disagreement.”