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Governor Tim Walz toured a dairy farm in Foley Thursday.

Although there was a lot they DIDN'T get done, Minnesota lawmakers came out of the 2022 legislative session with a number of new laws that take effect July 1.

Governor Tim Walz toured a dairy farm in Foley Thursday.

Thursday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law the agriculture omnibus bill that provides drought relief, investments in broadband, and support for agricultural programs including the Agricultural Emergency Account

Photo: MGNonline. Created: June 26, 2021 09:52 PM (ABC 6 News) -- Five omnibus budget bills were signed into law on Saturday afternoon. Minnesota lawmakers are working overtime this weekend to try to avoid a partial statewide government shutdown. Legislators have until Wednesday, June 30, to avoid the partial shutdown. Governor Tim Walz signed five bills that are part of the two-year state budget, “Today, I was proud to sign a strong set of bills that will not only help...

Senator Jason Rarick: We should Increase Funding for Minnesota’s Bioincentive Program On Wednesday, I presented legislation in the Senate’s Energy and Utilities Finance Committee that would increase funding for Minnesota’s AGRI Bioincentive Program. The legislation will ensure that companies who produce advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, or use biomass to produce thermal energy are adequately compensated. In 2015, the legislature went out of its way to establish this program to creat...