The DFL Trifecta Agrees to a 17.9 Bill Budget

Minnesota Report On Tuesday, Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-34B, Brooklyn Park) and filling in for the recovering Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic (DFL-60, Minneapolis) Senate President Bobby Jo Champion (DFL-59, Minneapolis) all...

House Puts Its Targets, Forward

Minnesota Report 2:40 p.m. Update: The House just released a Governor and House comparison. 2019 Budget House-Gov spending & revenue comparisons_1 Yesterday, the Minnesota House Majority put forward their 2020-21 Budget Targets. House Speaker Melissa Hortman...

Republican Budget Targets

Yesterday, as expected the Republican brought forward spending proposals focused solely on reductions in government spending without raising any new revenue. Since there is little common ground these proposals set the stage for protracted negotiations with...

House Budget Targets

We spoke with House Ways and Means Chairwoman Rep Mary Liz Holberg (R-36B, Lakeville) yesterday and inquired about the date which House Budget targets will be known. She said, “It should be about a week and a half,” which we speculate, means around the “Ides of...