Minn. Senators Still May Not Make Eye Contact During Floor Debates

Published April 15, 2015 at 6:57 AM EDT

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

Good morning, I'm Renee Montagne. It's hard to get politicians to see eye to eye. In Minnesota's State Senate, it's actually against the rules. Senators are banned from making eye contact during floor debates. It's meant to keep debates from getting too personal. Yesterday, some senators tried to end what they call an antiquated rule. After being voted down, one House member mock tweeted, other Senate rules - use secret handshake and drag Stone of Shame if you violate a rule. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

Federal funding is gone.

Congress has eliminated all funding for public media.

That means $2.1 million per year that Connecticut Public relied on to deliver you news, information, and entertainment programs you enjoyed is gone.

The future of public media is in your hands.

All donations are appreciated, but we ask in this moment you consider starting a monthly gift as a Sustainer to help replace what’s been lost.

Donate

SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.

SOMOS CONNECTICUT es una iniciativa de Connecticut Public, la emisora local de NPR y PBS del estado, que busca elevar nuestras historias latinas y expandir programación que alza y informa nuestras comunidades latinas locales. Visita CTPublic.org/latino para más reportajes y recursos. Para noticias, suscríbase a nuestro boletín informativo en ctpublic.org/newsletters.

Federal funding is gone.

Donate