The two sides met with House Speaker Steve Sviggum (R–27B, Kenyon) and Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL–02, Erskine) in the lead roles. They emerged to announce that a deal had been struck. The two sides had agreed in principle and on targets for spending. Moe...
The ability for House Republicans to unify and support a spending bill seems to be one the greatest challenges facing Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-28B, Kenyon). Last Tuesday, a vote on what many consider a minor spending bill dubbed “The Governor’s Deficiency...