DFL and GOP lawmakers vent during Minnesota’s one-day special session as they pass a $67 billion budget after private talks.
Author: MinnPost
The press release all Minnesota Capitol reporters, state workers and others have been waiting for arrived Friday afternoon: Gov. Tim Walz has called a special session of the Legislature for Monday and outlined the agreements that would govern what will be discussed and how. This ambitious one-day special session aims to tackle a mountain of work that lawmakers left unfinished when the Legislature ended its regular session on May 19 without completing numerous budget bills that must be passed to avoid a state government shutdown. I’ve put together some key takeaways from the documents, a House leadership press conference Friday…
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