Overview

• Minnesota lawmakers adjourned the regular session with major budget bills, including education, taxes, and transportation, still unresolved.
• Governor Tim Walz and legislative leaders negotiated a $67 billion two-year budget framework late in the session, but final agreements remain pending.
• Contentious issues like the rollback of health care coverage for undocumented adults and the closure of Stillwater Prison have divided lawmakers.
• Lawmakers aim to hold a brief special session before Memorial Day to finalize the budget and meet the June 30 deadline to avoid a government shutdown.
• If no budget is passed by June 1, state employees will begin receiving layoff notices, escalating the urgency for legislative action.