Legislature begins work on budget deal
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The regular session ends Monday, and lawmakers have to pass a two-year budget by the end of June 30 or the state government shuts down.
Minnesota State leaders announced a bipartisan state budget agreement on Thursday morning, setting the stage for a jam-packed final few days of the legislative session.
Deiu Do’s father died, having struggled to get health care until “it was too late.” On Friday, the daughter of Mexican and Vietnamese immigrants urged a crowd gathered at the Capitol to call lawmakers and press them to oppose an “unacceptable” budget deal that revokes access to health care for adult undocumented immigrants.
The House and Senate are reconvening at 11 a.m. Monday, but a special session will be necessary to finish the biggest parts of the budget.
With the the 2025 state legislative session winding down without a new budget deal in place, and a special session now all but certain, Minnesota’s previous budget surplus—to the record-setting tune of $17.