US EditionWeekend Work Predicted for Minnesota Lawmakers to Finish Budget
- Minnesota's tax bill remains disputed at the Capitol as of early June 2025, with Senate Democrats needed to pass it.
- The dispute arises because several Democrat proposals, such as a social media tax and a fifth-tier income tax, were excluded from the leadership bill.
- On June 1, leaders posted a slimmed-down, 12-page tax bill that includes repealing the electricity exemption for data centers and increasing the cannabis tax from 10% to 15%.
- House Fiscal analysts estimate the data centers tax will generate roughly $139 million over four years, but some Democrats and Rep. Greg Davids called the bill among the worst they have seen.
- The bill faces uncertain passage, with layoff notices issued due to potential government shutdown if no budget passes by July 1, and some legislators suggesting the government could avoid a tax bill if necessary.
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How the Minnesota Legislature’s struggle to complete a state budget measures up: Exceptional, terrible, or neither? - Eden Prairie Local News
After talking with the press, House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, and House Ways and Means chair Rep. Paul Torkelson, R-Hanska, prepare to enter the cabinet room to continue budget talks with Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders at the State Capitol on May 28. MinnPost photo by Tom Olmscheid In the prior legislative session, a governor and lawmaking majority of the same political party banded together to triumphantly enact their signature…
Rank-and-file reject Minnesota legislative leaders’ ‘skinny’ tax bill • Minnesota Reformer
Senate Taxes Chair Ann Rest, DFL-New Hope, didn’t need much time to shoot down the “skinny,” 12-page tax bill proposed by Minnesota legislative leaders as they rush to button-up a two-year budget deal, without which the state shuts down at the end of the month. “I rejected it right off the bat,” Rest said in […]
Grand Rapids Herald-Review
Rank-and-file reject Minnesota legislative leaders’ ‘skinny’ tax bill
Senate Taxes Chair Ann Rest, DFL-New Hope, didn’t need much time to shoot down the “skinny,” 12-page tax bill proposed by Minnesota legislative leaders as they rush to button-up a two-year budget deal, without which the state shuts down at…
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