Fraud, paid leave on west central Minn. legislators’ minds as session nears

Fraud, paid leave on west central Minn. legislators’ minds as session nears

CLARA CITY — Fraud and the state’s new paid family and medical leave policy are top-of-mind issues for two area Republican legislators, and were the same for constituents at a town hall session in Clara City on Monday. “I was hoping to come and talk about the bonding bill and all the boring things in the Legislature. The last couple of weeks have been anything but,” said District 16 State Sen. Andrew Lang. R-Olivia, at the start of the session. …