Neighbors, Late last week, legislative leaders and Governor Walz agreed on the supplemental budget framework for the 2024 session. The budget allows lawmakers to address the most urgent challenges impacting working families and communities. In addition, it maintains our stable economic budgeting into future years. This joint budget framework allows lawmakers to address pressing statewide challenges, including new opportunities for pre-K education, boosting pensions for dedicated teachers throughout our state, and more. In this session focusing on crafting a bonding bill, we are committed to investing in statewide infrastructure projects to help communities protect access to safe drinking water, fix roads and bridges, encouraging innovation at our colleges, universities, and tech schools, getting tools to our first responders so they can answer the call during emergencies, and help all Minnesota communities thrive. Listening to youAs we near the May 20th adjournment, I am still interested to hear about your priorities this session. Through March 31, please take a few minutes to fill out my 2024 legislative survey and thank you for making your voice heard! ____________________________________________________________________ Happy Easter to all who celebrate!  Stay connected with the legislatureThe 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. You can track bills of interest with the MyBills feature and for general House of Representatives’ information, click on the website. Please continue to reach out with any input, ideas, or feedback about the issues important to you. I value hearing from you, so call or email me any time. You can also connect with me on Facebook here. It is an honor to represent you at the State Capitol. Sincerely, Laurie Pryor State Representative |