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Minnesota Lawmakers Pitch Competing Bills to Tackle Affordability Issues
Minnesota lawmakers propose separate plans targeting healthcare, childcare, energy, housing, and taxes as inflation holds at 2.4% year-over-year, impacting affordability pressures.
- At the Minnesota State Capitol, House Republicans unveiled affordability proposals on Wednesday, March 11, including lowering car tab and boat fees and making reinsurance permanent, while House DFL announced over 20 bills last week to reduce costs.
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the consumer price index for February rose 2.4% last year, unchanged from January, but Tyler Schipper, St. Thomas economics professor, said next month's report will show rising gas and grocery prices.
- House DFL outlined measures to stop late fees on utility bills and boost child care tax credits, while property tax data show counties rose 8.1% statewide, and the Senate GOP proposes capping taxes for cities and counties over 2,500 people.
- Lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz are considering a $377 million surplus in 2028‑29, which officials warn could vanish, requiring compromise to pass measures like county technology updates for Medicaid and SNAP.
- House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, urged bipartisan cooperation, saying 'There is no reason why Democrats and Republicans can't come together on more affordability here in the state of Minnesota', while Minnesota lawmakers reject omnibus bills.
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Minnesota lawmakers pitch competing bills to tackle affordability issues
From groceries to gas bills, Minnesotans see sticker shock every day. It's why at the State Capitol, Republicans and Democrats are looking to cut down on those high costs — but through contrasting visions.
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