Dayton again urges legislators to aid idled steelworkers in special session

Gov. Mark Dayton renewed his call Tuesday for a special legislative session to provide jobless benefits to laid-off Iron Range steelworkers, and picked up a crucial legislative ally in the effort.

Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk on Tuesday endorsed Dayton’s proposal, saying in a letter to the governor that he is “receptive to negotiating the parameters” to aid several hundred steelworkers who are expected to exhaust their unemployment benefits before lawmakers convene in March.

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