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Legislative Update: Economic Budget Forecast Announced

Friday, March 4, 2022

Dear Neighbors,

This week, Minnesota Management and Budget announced a new economic forecast showing a $9.25 billion budget surplus for the current biennium. The analysis does not consider inflationary costs or the various impacts of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine.

Many Minnesotans are living paycheck to paycheck and are concerned for their future. House DFLers are focused on putting the needs of workers and families first by creating good jobs and implementing paid family and sick leave for everyone. The additional surplus gives us the tools we need to ensure each of us can succeed and thrive.

You can read more about the announcement on the Minnesota Management and Budget webpage.

Committee Action

In the spirit of Women’s History month, the State Government Finance and Elections committee, of which I serve as vice-chair, heard a series of bills regarding the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and I voted in favor of all the bills. As you know, the federal ERA is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all citizens regardless of gender. It seeks to end the legal distinctions between people in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters. The ERA was passed by Congress on March 22, 1972, and sent to the states for ratification. The amendment needs approval by legislatures in 38 out of 50 states to be added to the U.S. Constitution. Minnesota ratified the ERA in 1973, but it took until 2020 for 38 states to ratify the amendment. Today, Republicans in Congress argue the amendment deadline expired and this debate is still playing out in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

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Troop 446 Bloomington visited the Capitol this week.

Covid-19 Update

Getting the COVID-19 vaccination and booster can keep you and your family safe.

If you’re not feeling well, get tested. You can still order up to 4 free COVID tests for your household. Go to https://www.covidtests.gov/ to get your test kits and many more resources.

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Stay in Touch

The Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services offers nonpartisan recaps of high-profile bills, committee hearings, and floor sessions with their Session Daily publication. Subscribe to receive these here. To track bills of interest through the legislative process, I encourage you to utilize the MyBills feature on the Minnesota House of Representatives’ website here.  

You can stay up to date on our work by subscribing to these legislative updates and “liking” my official Facebook page. For any questions you have on the resources available to our community or our work in the Minnesota House, you can reach me at rep.andrew.carlson@house.mn or leave a voicemail at (651) 296-4218. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Andrew Carlson 

State Representative