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New laws for Minnesotans

by Nikki Tundel, Minnesota Public Radio
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St. Paul, Minn. — No more calling 911 when there isn't really a fire, and stop touching police officers' Tazers.

Host Mary Lucia and reporter Nikki Tundel discuss the new laws going into effect this summer in Minnesota -- from a new age requirement for blood donors to a prohibition on selling empty beer kegs to new rules for scrap metal dealers.

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