Minnesota Legislature passes $46 billion budget, adjourns special session

Minnesota lawmakers crossed the finish line of this year’s legislative session early Friday, after reaching a delicate compromise over the state’s next two-year, $46 billion budget.

The Legislature wrapped up its work just before 3 a.m. on the fourth day of a special session, following House and Senate votes to pass a nearly $1 billion public works borrowing package. Earlier in the evening, lawmakers approved other final pieces of the budget: a $650 million tax-cut package, $483 million in new spending for schools and a $300 million transportation bill — all of which Gov. Mark Dayton has said he will sign.

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