Strategic Implications of ‘no special session’
As various interests urge Governor Mark Dayton to call a special session so the legislature can try again to pass a bonding bill, Hamline University analyst David Schultz says Dayton and Democrats could well choose to leave things as they are and have no special session.

Hamline University Professor David Schultz
Schultz says he thinks “part of the cooling-off period is both to see how this politically plays out with the public and b) to see if in fact it makes any sense to go back into special session.” Schultz says it’s very possible the governor and Democrats might *not* have a special session so they can try to label Republicans as obstructionists going into the fall elections.
Governor Dayton said Wednesday he’s “certainly open” to a special session and will send legislative leaders his requirements right after Memorial Day — and then see whether they have a reason to sit down and work out final details.