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.
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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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We are right there : Minnesota Legislature on the cusp of a budget agreement, leaders say
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