ST. PAUL, Minn. — MN Lawmakers will be back in St. Paul Monday afternoon for the start of the 2024 legislative session. This marks year two of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s hold on the trifecta of state government. Like always, there’s a lot on the agenda, but leaders say to expect a scaled-back priority list this session. This year, leaders say they’re focusing on passing a bonding package to fund infrastructure projects and to make tweaks to legislation passed last year, like the law legalizing marijuana and changes to how school resource officers can respond to incidents in the classroom.
From the Left:
“There is a lot of unfinished business that was sitting out there that we were able to accomplish in 2023. I think that the list of things that’s still left to be done is pretty short,” House Speaker Melissa Hortman said.
From the Right:
“Minnesota doesn’t have a revenue problem. We have high taxes. Minnesota has a spending problem. And House Republicans are willing to stand up and say, ‘No new spending,'” House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth said.
More as the session goes forward