Over the last few days there have been a few volleys of negotiating offers between the negotiating parties, however, none that are anywhere near close to allowing the various Conference Committee to do their difficult budget detail work on a Department, Agency and so forth basis. As of this moment there is no agreement between the Governor, Senate and House as to the so called targets that define overall spending and taxes for the State of Minnesota’s ‘20-‘21 biannual budget of approximately $46 billion. But for a dinner break this evening’s negotiations lasted until 2:30 AM.īeginning today, Wednesday, there will be only 6 days remaining until we reach the constitutionally determined adjournment of midnight on Monday, May 20.
Outside the Capitol room, in which they are meeting, is an encampment of news reporters with cameras and microphones awaiting any news whenever it may come. For most of Tuesday’s late afternoon and evening DFL Governor Tim Walz, DFL Speaker Melissa Hortman, House DFL Majority Leader Ryan Winkler, House DFL Ways & Means Chair Lyndon Carlson, Senate Republican Majority Leader Paul Gazalka, Senate Republican President Jeremy Miller, Senate Republican Finance Chair Julie Rosen and a other key officials of the Administration have been negotiating the ‘20-‘21 State budget.
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