Sen. Don Betzold wants the Capitol doors open
Sen. Don Betzold, DFL-Fridley, rose on the Senate floor today to complain about Capitol security locking the doors of the Capitol while legislative business was taking place.
It was completely unacceptable, explained Betzold, that access to the Capitol be denied while legislative activity was occurring.
Betzold related that he personally had come to the Capitol to find the doors locked.
He urged lawmakers, lobbyists, members of the public, to notify him in the future if this happens to them.
Betzold, who chairs the Senate State Government Budget Committee, said he intends to call Capitol Security officials into the committee to explain their security policies if another incident of locked doors during times of legislative activity takes place.
