Representatives Jim Davnie (DFL- Minneapolis) and Paul Thissen (DFL- Bloomington) raise questions about what Republicans are calling meetings to "informally gain feedback" on property tax issues. Davnie said there has been no public notice on what Republicans are calling "listening sessions" and questioned why House committee members were being told not to have a quorum present at the meetings.
Representative Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) says not providing public notice about all of the meetings was "an oversight." Thissen questioned whether Republicans were going down an "Orwellian" hole to avoid providing the transparency they had promised when they took over the majority this year.
