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| 1 | | Cutting costs of government could start with consolidating the House and Senate into one body. Other states use unicameral government. Gov. Jesse Ventura’s suggested the idea during his time in office.
Reformers like ‘one body’ because it eliminates the need to pay so many state senators and representatives. For instance, McLeod County could have one representative instead of one representative and half a senator.
Defenders of the current system like the checks and balances two bodies keep.
Some lawmakers argue there are too many counties in Minnesota. Some in Minnesota would say there are too many lawmakers, too.
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