ST. PAUL – Minnesota’s 2022 legislative session began Monday in St. Paul and Rep. Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, said it’s good to be back at the Capitol with tax relief as a major focus this year.
“Opening day of the legislative session always is an exciting time because it’s when we can begin acting on all the important issues we have talked about during the interim,” Demuth said. “In this year’s case, decisions related to the state’s $7.7 billion surplus and measures to improve public safety are front and center. Our goal should be to return those surplus dollars to the taxpayers in the form of permanent tax relief as opposed to viewing this as a license to spend more on ongoing state programs. This includes passing legislation to finally eliminate the state tax on Social Security, and to alleviate an unjust unemployment insurance tax increase recently placed on our businesses.”
Demuth said she welcomes correspondence throughout the session and encourages District 13A residents to call her legislative office at (651) 296-4373 or email rep.lisa.demuth@house.mn to get in touch.
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