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House passes wide-ranging, more than $1 billion state government, veterans, elections bill
By Mike Cook
Many state employees work an eight-hour day. A bill to fund those agency operations took longer, but ultimately received support from the majority of the House late Friday.
Sponsored by Rep. Michael Nelson (DFL-Brooklyn Park), HF1952 is the omnibus state government finance and elections, veterans and military affairs bill. Passed, as amended, 68-62 after more than 11 hours of debate, the bill next goes to the Senate where Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer (R-Big Lake) is the sponsor.
Checking in at nearly $1.3 billion, the bill would fund the state’s constitutional offices; Legislature; many state agencies, boards and commissions; the Department of Veteran Affairs; and the Department of Military Affairs. It represents a $57.84 million increase over current base level and $500,000 more than the budget proposed by Gov. Tim Walz for the 2022-23 biennium.
It also contains myriad elections changes and some alterations directed at state and local government operations.
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Latest budget forecast puts state back in the black
By Rob Hubbard
About those looming state budget deficits? Never mind.
Minnesota Management and Budget officials released the February 2021 Budget and Economic Forecast Friday, and the...
