Minnesota Report
Ultimately, our dead-on analysis of the start of the 2025-26 Legislative Session remains to be what we believe the final outcome will be for the end will be. Not Much.
Why, it’s an election year and each side would rather have the issues for the November Election rather than solve the problem. Republicans will run on Fraud and the DFL will run away from it and run against Donald J Trump (R), Tariffs, Inflation, Gas prices, ICE and every other grievance the they have against the Administration.
This means nothing of substance will pass. The Budget is set and unless they pass Federal Conformity, they will have their current budget sans Trump’s tax removal on overtime and tips.
We expect a Bonding Bill will pass largely due to the current announced retirements and the surprise ones at the end of the session. Especially, those seeking reelection and retiring legislators always want to bring something they can claim credit for back to their district. Mainly this means Republicans.
We never have ever seen a legislator lose an election over a vote for the Bond Bill that support a waste water treatment facility, a school, a college, or any other infrastructure project.