SAINT PAUL, MN — The Minnesota House Monday passed an omnibus public, security, and finance bill Monday that would increase penalties for obstructing a highway or an airport.

The proposal is a response to recent protests that led to the shutdown of Interstate 35W and Interstate 94 in the Twin Cities.



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To say the proposal is controversial would be an understatement. DFL Rep. Ilhan Omar, of Minneapolis, recently compared the increased penalties to tactics used by white supremacists to stop the civil rights movement in the 1960s.