Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders in a politically divided capitol are at a stalemate over the terms of a special session in response to the Annunciation Church shooting that killed two children and injured more than two dozen others six weeks ago.

But the governor on Wednesday suggested that if there isn't a breakthrough in those negotiations, calling lawmakers back to St. Paul would not be worth it, which marks a shift from his previous position.

"I need to get an agreement on this," Walz told reporters. "If we're going to hold a special session on safety of our children and safety of our streets and safety on gun violence. We need to talk about guns. And if the folks who hold veto power over this—which they do because of the makeup of the Legislature—if they say that's

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