Gov. Walz signs into law addition to religious exemption in state’s Human Rights Act

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Gov. Walz signs into law addition to religious exemption in state’s Human Rights Act

iStock/Wolterk May 15, Gov. Tim Walz signed into state law legislation that, in part, adds a new religious exemption to the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA). HF4109 was among six bipartisan bills the governor signed into law, including the transportation policy omnibus bill and the pensions supplemental budget related to teachers and retirement systems. The MHRA, which has been in place since the 1960s, aims to ensure all Minnesotans are treate…