State integrity news for Minnesota, from the St. Paul Pioneer Press:

Minnesota lawmakers have approved changes to a bill that would bring more transparency to separation agreements with top local government officials and the investigations that sometimes precede those payouts. "I think (Gov. Mark Dayton) will sign it, given the support," said Rep. Pam Myhra, R-Burnsville.

Myhra authored the legislation after community outrage over a $254,814 separation agreement between Burnsville-Eagan-Savage schools and Tania Z. Chance, former human resources director. School officials revealed little about the reasons for the deal and redacted parts of Chance's agreement.

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