Hello from the State Capitol,
The 2025 legislative session ended at midnight, but some work still remains.
You’ll recall that legislative leaders and Governor Walz came to a budget agreement late last week. Since then, lawmakers have been approving House/Senate compromise plans for different areas of state government, such as agriculture, veterans, and higher education. We still have a few that need to be wrapped up, such as K-12 Education and health, and my best guess is that Governor Walz will call a special session in the coming days once we have reached agreement on all the unfinished proposals.
Minnesotans should be pleased that balance was restored at the Capitol this year. We were able to stop $8 billion in tax increase proposals this session, and because of this, no Minnesota family will see a tax increase in this budget. Further, the agreement eliminates nearly half of the projected budget deficit for the next budget cycle.
After special session has been called and completed, I’ll be sure to give you a more comprehensive breakdown of the specifics contained within the budget deal.
Talk to you soon,
Greg