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Genesis 18:32, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Acts 5:29
Perhaps fewer illegal aliens/migrants will come or remain here . . .
"“The Minnesota Legislature approved the remaining pieces of the next state budget overnight Tuesday during a special session that lasted less than a day, after lawmakers failed to complete their work in May.
They began their work Monday at 10 a.m., with the House adjourning around 10:40 p.m., and the Senate adjourning at about 2 a.m. Tuesday.
They had 14 bills on their to-do list; most were spending plans that made up the roughly $66 billion budget for the next two years."
"The political make-up of the Capitol is unique, with a tied House for only the second time in state history, and is as closely divided as a Legislature can be in Minnesota, with 100 Republicans and 101 Democrats. That made negotiations challenging and forced compromise.
"And I think in the end, fighting for that equal shared power made this a better session," said former DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman. "And I think the way that today unfolded was about cooperation and collaboration, we could have had that from the word go. I'm really happy that we did finally get there."”
"A delayed start in the House, after DFL lawmakers boycotted the first few weeks over a power dispute, ended in overtime. But a divided Legislature is not unique in Minnesota. Four of the last five budget-writing sessions, including this one, have ended with special sessions because they didn't finish the budget on time when Republicans and Democrats shared power.
"We needed to make Minnesota an affordable place that people could afford their lives. We wanted to reduce mandates. Did we get everything done that we wanted to? No, we didn't, but we made a lot of great strides," said House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring.
"Finishing their work on Monday prevented nearly 30,000 state workers from getting layoff notices on Tuesday in advance of a partial government shutdown on July 1 if they failed to approve a budget.
The Senate passed a tax bill overnight and a bonding proposal funding infrastructure projects before they adjourned, but had approved the budget bills. The legislation made significant cuts to stave off a projected $6 billion deficit in future years.
Most of the day was smooth sailing after lawmakers in the House began by passing the most contentious bill of the year that will remove undocumented immigrant adults from MinnesotaCare, a state health care coverage program, by the year's end.""
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Minnesota Legislature Passes Next State Budget in Special Session, Averting Government Shutdown
By Caroline Cummings Updated on: June 10, 2025 / 5:28 AM CDT / CBS Minnesota"“The Minnesota Legislature approved the remaining pieces of the next state budget overnight Tuesday during a special session that lasted less than a day, after lawmakers failed to complete their work in May.
They began their work Monday at 10 a.m., with the House adjourning around 10:40 p.m., and the Senate adjourning at about 2 a.m. Tuesday.
They had 14 bills on their to-do list; most were spending plans that made up the roughly $66 billion budget for the next two years."
"The political make-up of the Capitol is unique, with a tied House for only the second time in state history, and is as closely divided as a Legislature can be in Minnesota, with 100 Republicans and 101 Democrats. That made negotiations challenging and forced compromise.
"And I think in the end, fighting for that equal shared power made this a better session," said former DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman. "And I think the way that today unfolded was about cooperation and collaboration, we could have had that from the word go. I'm really happy that we did finally get there."”
"A delayed start in the House, after DFL lawmakers boycotted the first few weeks over a power dispute, ended in overtime. But a divided Legislature is not unique in Minnesota. Four of the last five budget-writing sessions, including this one, have ended with special sessions because they didn't finish the budget on time when Republicans and Democrats shared power.
"We needed to make Minnesota an affordable place that people could afford their lives. We wanted to reduce mandates. Did we get everything done that we wanted to? No, we didn't, but we made a lot of great strides," said House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring.
"Finishing their work on Monday prevented nearly 30,000 state workers from getting layoff notices on Tuesday in advance of a partial government shutdown on July 1 if they failed to approve a budget.
The Senate passed a tax bill overnight and a bonding proposal funding infrastructure projects before they adjourned, but had approved the budget bills. The legislation made significant cuts to stave off a projected $6 billion deficit in future years.
Most of the day was smooth sailing after lawmakers in the House began by passing the most contentious bill of the year that will remove undocumented immigrant adults from MinnesotaCare, a state health care coverage program, by the year's end.""
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Minnesota Legislature passes next state budget in special session, averting government shutdown
The Minnesota Legislature approved the remaining pieces of the next state budget overnight Tuesday during a special session that lasted less than a day, after lawmakers failed to complete their work in May.
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