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Week in Review: April 21-25

By Lisa Kaczke
Gov. Tim Walz shakes the hand of House Speaker Lisa Demuth following his State of the State Address to a joint session of the Legislature April 23 in the House Chamber. (Photo by Michele Jokinen)
Gov. Tim Walz shakes the hand of House Speaker Lisa Demuth following his State of the State Address to a joint session of the Legislature April 23 in the House Chamber. (Photo by Michele Jokinen)

Coming back from a weeklong Easter/Passover break, work picked up in the House this week as the May 19 constitutional deadline to finish session inches closer.

The House Ways and Means Committee reviewed omnibus finance bills throughout the week. Deals were reached on several outstanding budgets, and the committee amended the vehicle bill for energy with its budget this week. The House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee amended its vehicle bill with a budget deal and that bill is now on its way to the House Ways and Means Committee for review. On Friday, legislators were still negotiating budgets for education, health and workforce.

The omnibus agriculture finance bill was the first to pass the House Thursday. The legacy and judiciary/public safety bills passed Friday, as did the omnibus public safety policy bill.

But to start the week, the House paid tribute to the late Rep. Mary Murphy that included stories about the House’s longest-serving woman at 23 terms and passed a bill to rename the library grant program in her honor.
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Week in Review: April 21-25
By Lisa Kaczke
Gov. Tim Walz shakes the hand of House Speaker Lisa Demuth following his State of the State Address to a joint session of the Legislature April 23 in the House Chamber. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) Coming back from a weeklong Easter/Passover break, work picked up in the House this week as the May 19 constitutional deadline to finish session inches closer. The House Way...
Bipartisan public safety policy package clears House
By Tim Walker
(House Photography file photo) Much of the focus this week has been on multi-million or multi-billion dollar omnibus budget bills, prompting political pundits to opine on the impact the House’s 67-67 tie is h...
House lawmakers OK $3.7 billion public safety, judiciary budget bill
By Tim Walker
Rep. Paul Novotny presents the omnibus public safety and judiciary budget bill on the House Floor April 25. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) Rep. Kelly Moller (DFL-Shoreview) characterized the $3.66 billion omnibus public safety and judiciary budget bill as a bipartisan effort that funds critical government operation...
House passes $777 million omnibus Legacy finance bill
By Todd Abeln
This year’s omnibus legacy bill does what it has traditionally done by appropriating money to four funds mentioned in the Legacy Amendment. How some of that money would get ...
House OKs $172 million 'people-focused' agriculture finance bill
By Tim Walker
Rep. Paul Anderson introduces HF2446, the agriculture budget bill, on the House Floor April 24. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) If you’re the type to keep score, take note that the omnibus agriculture and broadband finance bill is the first omnibus budget bill to pass off the House Floor this session. ...
Energy omnibus bill grows in House Ways and Means Committee
By Rob Hubbard
Considering that one of the chief responsibilities of the House Energy Finance and Policy Committee is to create legislation that will keep your lights on, it’s appropriate that...
Walz's State of the State address lays out priorities, slams D.C. 'chaos'
By Rob Hubbard
Gov. Tim Walz greets Rep. Samakab Hussein as he advances toward the rostrum to deliver his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature April 23. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) Gov. Tim Walz may have been seeking a job in Washington, D.C., during last year’s election, but he seems happy to have landed back in the position he’s held for more than six ye...
House speaker sees sticking points in budget negotiations, remains optimistic
By Rob Hubbard
There was a flurry of activity April 22 in the House Ways and Means Committee, with lawmakers approving several finance bills. Five more budget bills are scheduled before the committee on Wednesday. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) is looking for some unity, and she believes the Legislature and Gov. Tim Walz can find it. Speaking after Tuesday’s House floor ses...
Combined public safety, judiciary budget bill heads to House Floor
By Tim Walker
Rep. Kelly Moller and Rep. Paul Novotny present the public safety finance bill to the House Ways and Means Committee April 22. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) The session’s second omnibus budget bill heading to the House Floor is a twofer. The House Ways and Means Committee merged the House judiciary and public safety finance budg...
Higher education panel approves finance and policy bill
By Todd Abeln
The campus of Winona State University in Winona. (House Photography file photo) Facing a committee base increase of zero, college students could nonetheless get more money for schooling. The omnibus higher education finance and policy bill contains...
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