Here s what you need to know as Minnesota lawmakers return to the Capitol this week. 10:00 am, Jun. 13, 2021 ×
Minnesota s 2021 legislative session fizzled to a close Monday, May 17, 2021. Few people gathered at the Capitol, photographed here, due to COVID-19 safety restrictions. (Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service)
ST. PAUL Minnesota lawmakers could call an end to the state s peacetime emergency and pass a $52 billion state budget this week when they return to the Capitol for a special legislative session.
But that s only if leaders in the divided Statehouse can strike agreements and pick up enough support in each chamber to pass them to the governor s desk.
Gov. Tim Walz, House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka said they'd begin meeting with budget working groups to get the proposals ready for a June 14 special session.