ST. PAUL, MN (MNN-KDAL) – There will be no state government shutdown in Minnesota. Less than three hours after the Minnesota Senate gave final approval Wednesday evening to an E-12 education bill — the largest piece of the state budget — Governor Tim Walz signed it into law.
The governor signed all the remaining budget bills (E-12, state government, public safety and jobs) before the midnight deadline, avoiding partial state government shutdown.
Debate on a tax cut bill continued into the early morning hours on Thursday with the Minnesota House approving a bipartisan compromise with the Minnesota Senate.
The tax bill will provide targeted tax cuts to workers and small businesses harmed by the pandemic, expand the Working Family Tax Credit, and provide new aid for counties to fund services and programs that prevent family homelessness.
The Legislature’s tax bill uses federal aid from the American Rescue Plan to provide targeted tax cuts for workers who received unemployment insurance benefits and small businesses that received federal Paycheck Protection Program loans.
