In 2023, the Minnesota Legislature adopted dozens of sweeping changes that affected Minnesotans’ lives in ways big and small. As MPR News summarized last week, Minnesota lawmakers legalized marijuana for recreational use, put in place legal protections for abortion, restored voting rights to people convicted of a felony who’d served out their prison terms and funded school meals for any student that wanted them. For more, you can see MPR News’ list of the 10 biggest policy changes to hit Minnesota in the past year.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that reference the law or suggest Minnesota’s new laws do you want to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
Judas Priest - Breaking the Law
The New Pornographers - The Laws Have Changed
The Apples In Stereo - Energy
Band of Horses - Weed Party
Alex Lahey - You'll Never Get Your Money Back
Vampire Weekend - Giving Up The Gun
The Detroit Cobras - Hot Dog (Watch Me Eat)
Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license