MN Senate approves voluminous budget bill that includes little new spending

Safer schools, better protections for vulnerable adults, reining in a flood of opioid prescriptions — these were all big priorities for the Minnesota Legislature when it convened in February.

So what do noxious weed inspectors, licensing for hair braiders and regulating solar energy have to do with the state’s most pressing needs?

https://www.twincities.com/2018/04/26/mn-senate-debates-voluminous-budget-bill-that-includes-little-spending/