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Walz, lawmakers strike budget deal in session's final days
By Lisa Kaczke
With five days to go in the 2025 session, three of four legislative leaders announced a budget agreement Thursday that would sunset unemployment insurance for hourly school employees and eliminate MinnesotaCare eligibility for adult undocumented immigrants.
The agreement also calls for closing the Stillwater prison in 2029 and a repeal of a tax credit for data centers.
It would also balance the budget for the 2026-27 biennium and erase 90% of the deficit projected for the 2028-29 biennium, Gov. Tim Walz said at a press conference.
Legislative leaders and Walz noted that none of them got everything they wanted in the budget agreement. They came to an agreement because, even though they have ideological differences, they have respect for the democratic process and each other, Walz said.
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Ways and Means Committee OKs House budget resolution
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Total net General Fund expenditures in the 2026-27 biennium will not exceed a hair less than $66.62 billion.
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By Rob Hubbard
It looks as if those calling for less state spending could get their wish, judging from Thursday’s release of the February 2025 Budget and Economic Forecast.
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