We spoke with House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-31A, Crown) last week and gained significant insight into the 2018 legislative session. When we asked what he expected to advance this session he said, “We don’t need anything.” We asked about supplemental funding bill and a...
We spoke with House Tax Committee Chair Greg Davids (R-28B, Preston) said negotiations are going well with the Administration and the State Senate and that he expects they will adopt Federal Tax Conformity. If this occurs it will likely be one of the few areas where...
When Governor Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) signed the Tax Bill, sent to him Republican-controlled legislature, DFLers made a collective groan. The reason being the changes in Tax Law which benefitted wealthy taxpayers. Now, as we know the bill also contained the funding for...
As we are traversing the halls of the legislature we are hearing an interesting theme emerging from different quarters. If people are having trouble with legislation talk to a lobbyist to “work it out.” By all appearances this means in the Republican-controlled...
Yesterday, during a reply on Senate TV of the meeting of the Legislative Coordinating Commission (LCC) was televised we learned how the legislature will respond to the Executive Branch. House Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-31B, Crown) advanced and discussed the fact it is the...
