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On May 22, the Minnesota House of Representatives finished its work and adjourned for the year. One of the most important tasks we had was finding ways to allocate a $900 million budget surplus. I’m pleased to report that both the House and Senate agreed to send a good portion of that money back to those who created the surplus in the first place. With strong bipartisan support, lawmakers approved a historic tax relief proposal which will provide more than $800 million in tax relief over the next three years. This legislation recognizes that...
It's hard to believe, but summer vacation has nearly ended for all of Minnesota's teachers and students. This year, many schools began teaching prior to Labor Day meaning classrooms are already open for business and the learning has begun. With this in mind, I thought I'd take this opportunity to highlight a number of investments, reforms, and changes that were made to Minnesota's K-12 Education system during the 2015 legislative session. Locally, school districts are benefiting from their share of the $525 million in new revenue that was...