Building on a bipartisan budget that prioritizes students, aging adults and all Minnesotans
St. Paul- Legislative leaders and Governor Mark Dayton this morning announced a tentative budget agreement for special session. Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-Crown) released the following statement regarding the tentative budget agreement.
“Minnesotans expect us to come to St. Paul and lead by working together. The House Republican majority's aim from the beginning was bringing government spending more in line with family budgets. I’m proud to say, upon enactment, our budget will have the third lowest percent increase in general fund spending in over 50 years. We are targeting tax dollars toward our state’s priorities – E-12 students, roads and bridges, aging adults – and we are doing so without increasing the tax burden on hardworking Minnesotans. We are also taking swift action to address emerging issues like the avian flu outbreak on Minnesota farms and steelworker layoffs on the Iron Range,” said Speaker Daudt. “I’m pleased we can move forward with this tentative agreement today and pass a bipartisan budget that invests in Minnesotans’ needs while still respecting taxpayers.”
The next step is having all four legislative leaders and the governor sign an agreement outlining the terms of a special session to complete the budget. The governor will then sign a proclamation calling the Minnesota Legislature into a special session.
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NOTE: To review the legislation, please visit the House Ways and Means Committee website: http://bit.ly/1F8lgo9 and look under Committee Documents.