Dear Neighbor,
The end of this week marks the deadline for committee hearings in both the House and Senate on policy related bills. We have completed the first major milestone of this legislative session. A broad update on what I have been working on so far is in order.
As chief author, I have presented a number of policy bills including:
The majority of this legislation will be added into larger, comprehensive bills based on the subject matter.
Another group of bills I am working on as chief author involve budget appropriations including:
As a co-author, I am also involved in a wide range of other legislation including:
Click here for complete details on bills I am the chief author of, or click here for the rundown on legislation I am co-authoring.
Later today, Gov. Dayton is scheduled to release his revised state budget proposal. That will take into account the economic forecast issued earlier this month. With the governor’s revised budget proposal on deck and the heavy lifting completed in the policy committees, we will turn our full attention to developing the details of each state agency budget.
You can look forward to a spirited debate on how your tax dollars will be spent, including how much should be returned to you through tax reform in the area of state levied taxes on social security retirement benefits and small business.
Sincerely,
Dale