US EditionMinnesota legislators enter final week of session without a budget deal. Here’s where things stand
- Minnesota legislators and Governor Tim Walz have not completed the budget framework as the regular session nears its May 19 end.
- Key disagreements involve unemployment benefits extensions, cuts to waivers for disabled care, and access for immigrants without legal status.
- Despite the budget stalemate, bipartisan bills passed include establishing an Office of Inspector General and raising penalties for multiple DWIs.
- Senator Aric Putnam remarked that without a defined budget goal, they plan to pause proceedings at the chair's discretion, holding onto optimism for progress.
- Leaders expect continued talks could move negotiations closer, though time constraints make completing the budget increasingly difficult as May 19 approaches.
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Duluth News Tribune
Plenty of work ahead as Minnesota’s legislative session winds down — or spills into overtime
ST. PAUL — With the sun setting soon on the Minnesota legislative session, there’s plenty of work to do. The regular session will end in a week, on May 19. Rumblings of the need for a potential special session have started to pick up. That’s because as of Monday morning, May 12, Gov. Tim Walz and the Legislature still haven’t completed the budget framework that will guide completion of the two-year spending plan. Without those numbers in hand, c…
Plenty of work ahead as legislative session winds down — or spills into overtime - Albert Lea Tribune
By Peter Cox, Minnesota Public Radio News With the sun setting soon on the Minnesota legislative session, there’s plenty of work to do. The regular session will end in a week, on May 19. Rumblings of the need for a potential special session have started to pick up. That’s because as of this Monday morning Gov. Tim Walz and the Legislature still haven’t completed the budget framework that will guide completion of the two-year spending plan. With…
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