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Hello from St. Paul,

 

Budget bills continued arriving on the Minnesota House floor this week. Several have already been approved, and only a small handful remain outstanding.

 

*ENVIRONMENT FINANCE BILL APPROVED IN HOUSE*

On Monday, the House approved its version of the environment budget bill. Worth noting: not only did this proposal stop any proposed fee increases or operational increases to state agencies, but it also prevented any new anti-ATV language from taking effect.

 

The Senate will pass an environment bill of its own. From there, an equal number of representatives and senators will be appointed to a conference committee. Here, this group will craft a compromise plan that can be approved by both legislative bodies and sent to the governor for his signature.

 

*WORKING ON AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE*

I am pleased to have been named to serve on the conference committee for agriculture finance. This will allow me to have a direct voice in protecting the interests of ag and rural development in this state as we try to find areas of agreement with the Minnesota Senate.

 

*TAXES BILL WILL LEAVE YOUR TAXES ALONE*

Bipartisan taxes legislation moved forward this week that will not raise anyone’s taxes over the next two years. This is quite the contrast from last session, when an all Democrat-led legislature and Governor Walz chose to raise taxes by more than $10 billion in addition to spending a record $18 billion surplus.

 

The plan also addresses our state’s future deficit problems, cutting $40 million in spending during each of the next two budget cycles. In addition, the taxes bill increases the market value exclusion amounts for homesteads occupied by disabled veterans; allows more senior citizen homeowners to defer a portion of their property taxes; and creates a sales tax collection credit for small to mid-size retailers, allowing them to retain a portion of collected sales tax.

 

*HUMAN SERVICES PROPOSAL PRIORITIZES NURSING HOME FUNDING*

The Minnesota House’s human services budget legislation would give Minnesota’s nursing homes a $95 million funding increase over the next budget cycle. This priority starkly contrasts with what Governor Walz recently proposed, as his budget plan would have cut nursing home funding by $700 million over the next four years.

 

The House bill also includes a number of reforms that will crack down on fraud in administrative and public health programs. To date, nearly $1 billion has been lost to criminals looking to scam the system, and public health programs have been especially susceptible to fraud.

 

MotherDay

 

Here’s wishing all of our mothers a Happy Mother’s Day, and all of our anglers a successful fishing opener!






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