US EditionLawmakers Work Through Weekend on Budget as Hope Fades of Meeting Monday Deadline
- Minnesota lawmakers worked through the weekend of May 16-18, 2025, at the State Capitol in St. Paul on a roughly $67 billion two-year state budget with a Monday adjournment deadline approaching.
- Lawmakers faced unresolved issues including prison closures and healthcare funding for undocumented adults, causing delays and reducing hope to meet the Monday midnight deadline.
- During the weekend, the Senate passed major bills on agriculture and public safety, including the Stillwater Prison closure, while key budget bills remained stalled in conference committees.
- Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy said, "That’s not humane and that’s not safe," regarding prison conditions, and House Speaker Lisa Demuth cited over 20,000 enrollees in a contested health program.
- With key budget bills unlikely to pass by Monday, lawmakers may need a special session to meet the June 30 deadline and avoid a government shutdown.
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In an annual ritual that repeats every spring, Connecticut state legislators are acting like college students. Though the legislative session began Jan. 8, lawmakers have postponed key decisions on the most important issues facing the state and are now rushing toward the June 4 end date. Like students who know for months when their term paper is due, lawmakers traditionally delay their work until the end of the legislative session and then stay …
Lawmakers work through weekend on budget as hope fades of meeting Monday deadline
Big moments have been few and far between during the last weekend of the legislative session, and lawmakers have given up hope of finishing work on a budget by Monday's midnight deadline.
Where things stand with just over 48 hours left of the Minnesota legislative session • Minnesota Reformer
With just over 48 hours prior to the Legislature’s mandatory adjournment midnight Monday, lawmakers are still struggling to resolve a few key issues as they aim for a two-year budget to fund everything from roads to schools, parks, health and social services. Several large budget bills have yet to be negotiated between the 67-67 divided […]
Grand Rapids Herald-Review
Where things stand with just over 48 hours left of the Minnesota legislative session
With just over 48 hours prior to the Legislature’s mandatory adjournment midnight Monday, lawmakers are still struggling to resolve a few key issues as they aim for a two-year budget to fund everything from roads to schools, parks, health and…
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