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Governor Vetoes Energy and Environment Bills On Saturday, after a great deal of pressure from environmental advocacy groups, Governor Dayton vetoed two additional budget bills—the jobs/energy and agriculture/environment bills.  These were the two bills that contained most of the...

A Rush to the Finish The previous issue of The Capitol Letter noted that the Governor and legislative leaders were still negotiating an overall budget deal.  Those negotiations continued until last Friday night (May 15), when House Speaker Daudt and Senate Majority Leader Bakk...

Still Waiting… At the time of publishing, a global agreement on budget targets has not yet been reached between the Governor, Senate Majority Leader, and Speaker of the House.  These three leaders have been holding private negotiations at the Governor’s mansion all...

Senate Assembles and Passes New Energy Policy Omnibus On Thursday, Sen. John Marty (chair of the Environment and Energy Committee) crafted a second energy policy omnibus on the Senate floor ( SF 1735 ).  He noted that many of the provisions contained in his first policy...

Senate Tax Omnibus Includes Utility Property Tax Reform This week, the Senate Tax Committee unveiled its tax omnibus bill ( SF 826 ).  The Senate bill provides about $460 million in tax relief, mostly through reducing the state’s general tax levy (but slightly increasing the...

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