Zoom in: Fraud and more issues to watch

🔎 Fraud: Curbing fraud in state social services programs, set to be one of the session's marquee issues, could still gain bipartisan traction.

• Everything from creating an independent inspector general to overhauling how high-risk Medicaid-funded programs work could be on the table.

💙 Guns: Gov. Tim Walz has said reviving the gun control push that stalled last fall in the wake of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting is one of his top priorities.

• A floor vote on an assault weapons bill is expected in the Senate, but it's unclear if such a measure would pass either chamber.

💰 Federal impacts: Republicans want to make some centerpieces of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, including no tax on tips, part of state law.

• Those changes cost the state money, and Democrats, who are concerned about Medicaid changes included in the federal law, may be wary of anything that promotes Trump's signature policies.

🏗️ Capital investment: Even-year sessions are traditionally when lawmakers cobble together a "bonding" package that authorizes borrowing for local projects and infrastructure.

• The bill needs a supermajority to pass, and partisan squabbling over other issues can complicate the negotiations.

🤖 Robotaxis: Regulating Waymo and other driverless cars has the potential to become a political hot potato — with similar dynamics to rideshare driver pay debate.

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