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Minnesota leaders strike budget deal, start gearing up for special session

Minnesota leaders strike budget deal, start gearing up for special session After more than a week of secret negotiations, legislative leaders said they were on the verge of a deal early Monday. The Legislature is set to close out its 2021 legislative session the same day. 1:55 pm, May 17, 2021 × Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, at the podium, addressed reporters in St. Paul after he and legislative leaders, at right, crafted a budget framework in the final hours of the legislative session. (Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service) ST. PAUL With just hours to go in the legislative session, Minnesota leaders on Monday, May 17, announced that they d reached a compromise on a $52 billion state budget framework.

Minnesota House Passes Adult-Use Marijuana Bill

The Minnesota House approved a bill on Thursday that would legalize adult-use cannabis in the state – the furthest a cannabis legalization proposal has made it in Minnesota’s Legislature. However, the measure faces difficult odds and major opposition as it advances to the GOP-led Senate.  Minnesota House Approves Cannabis Legalization in Historic Vote After a lengthy debate on Thursday night, Minnesota lawmakers passed an amended bill with a vote of 72-61 – leading the state one step closer toward full cannabis legalization. The measure, filed by House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler (D – District 46A), would allow Minnesotans aged 21 and up to possess up to two ounces of marijuana in public places, in addition to clearing away past cannabis-related offenses. 

This year has been a battle : Walz, legislative leaders have agreement on new 2-year budget

This year has been a battle : Walz, legislative leaders have agreement on new 2-year budget Leaders have agreed on the money side of things, but there s still work to do on the policy issues. Author: Minnesota s legislative leaders say they ve reached an agreement on a two-year state budget totaling more than $50 billion, but it will require a special session in June to pass the budget bills. At a news conference Monday, the last day of the legislative session, Gov. Tim Walz, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-East Gull Lake, and House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, called it a good day. But all acknowledged that, while they ve reached an agreement on numbers, they have more work to do when it comes to policy issues.

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