Minnesota legislative leaders, Governor Walz announce budget deal

Opposition to compromise budget deal could tilt it further towards GOP

The bipartisan budget compromise announced Thursday is teetering on the brink of a blow-up this weekend.

Budget pact will be put to test as Minnesota lawmakers fill in details, bring plan up for votes - Austin Daily Herald

By Peter Cox It might be all over but the shouting on a budget agreement between legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz at least. But expect a lot more shouting as leaders sell the deal to their caucuses and attempt to lock in the votes needed to make it law. Some Democratic lawmakers are upset over a proposed pullback in health insurance coverage for immigrants and loudly protested in the lobby of the governor’s office. A major employee union is…

Minnesota lawmakers reach budget deal with days left in session but dissent could be an obstacle - Albert Lea Tribune

By Dana Ferguson and Clay Masters, Minnesota Public Radio News Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders announced a budget agreement Thursday that they’ll have to sprint to complete ahead of a coming adjournment deadline or might need extra days to ratify. Leaders said they’d had to work across what’s likely the state’s tightest partisan split ever to reach the agreement. Almost immediately, the blueprint was met with some support as well as strong…

Minnesota legislators closer to budget agreement, but special session still likely

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — On Thursday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced that a budget deal was close to being reached, but it ended up falling short of the needed support to pass. The state legislature has less than 4 full days left in the regular session to come to an agreement on a budget, making a special session likely. State Senator Rob Kupec told KVRR News that while the budget debate continues, several bills that have been passed are stuck i…

Here are five key takeaways from the Minnesota legislative leaders’ budget agreement

Legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday, at a press conference in the Capitol’s golden-fixtured reception room, proudly announced a long-sought, bipartisan deal that would finally bring the Legislature one step closer to passing a two-year budget of roughly…

Budget breakthrough? What MN lawmakers did and didn't do

At least it started out OK. Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday assembled a press conference with state legislative leaders to announce agreed-upon spending targets for the state budget.  The Legislature is supposed to pass a balanced budget funding the Minnesota government over the next two years before it adjourns May 19. It is exceedingly unlikely they will do this, though Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, asserted at said press confe…