It is a much different bill than what Gov. Walz and House Democrats say they want to pass.
| April 7, 2022 The Minnesota Senate passed the keystone of the Republican plan for the state’s projected $9.25 billion surplus – a tax bill that would cut income taxes by $3 billion this year and at least $2.5 billion each year after.
Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller, R-Winona, leaned on a well-worn mantra as he described the goal of the bill, which passed by a 42-24 vote, with six DFLers crossing over to join all Republicans.
“To put more money in the pockets of working Minnesotans, every single paycheck, week after week, month after month, year after year,” Miller said.
“Taglines don’t solve problems. Let’s come to the table with real solutions and not fake fixes,” said Senate Minority Leader Melisa Lopez Franzen, DFL-Edina. She described it as a risky plan that could come back to haunt the state. Read more on the bill's details from Brian Bakst.
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| Senate bill blocks Rondo project money | | There was a dustup in the Senate Finance committee Wednesday over a provision in the transportation omnibus bill that directs the Transportation Department not to spend any money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or construction for the ReConnect Rondo project. | |
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| Minnesota scientist cites COVID shutdowns in governor bid | | Minnesota scientist and entrepreneur Hugh McTavish announced his bid for governor as a third-party candidate on Thursday, citing division in state government and what he called poor handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
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| Minnesota Legislature approves emergency $1M for bird flu | The Minnesota Legislature rushed through $1 million in emergency funding Thursday to bolster the fight against bird flu, a highly contagious disease that has cost the state’s turkey farmers more than 1 million birds.
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| 2021 was a boom year for batteries, but more storage is needed to fuel the energy transition | | All those wind turbines and solar power panels you see along the highway are providing a larger and larger share of our electric power. But for clean energy to fully take, we need more battery storage. | |
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