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  • Here's what we have for a budget

    State Rep. Mike Sundin|May 17, 2019

    We’re in the final days of this year’s legislative session, and as negotiations continue for what will be Minnesota’s budget for the next two years, I wanted to highlight the important investments we made in the DFL House, and our pathway ahead. The House’s budget proposal is the product of numerous values-based conversations my colleagues and I have had with Minnesotans all over the state. We’re taking our jobs seriously and addressing issues head-on, not burying our heads in the sand and hoping Minnesota’s issues resolve themselves....

  • Shaping Minnesota's budget as session closes

    State Rep. Mike Sundin, Legislative Update|Apr 19, 2019

    We’ve reached the Easter and Passover break in the legislative session, a time for us to collect ourselves before we head back for the final weeks of policy work. My colleagues and I in the Minnesota House are putting the finishing touches on our proposal for the state’s budget, the rest of the session will likely be filled with debating these budget bills in the House, negotiating consensus legislation with our colleagues in the Senate, and sending these bills to Governor Walz for his signature. Last month, the House DFL released the pro...