Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz fights to a draw, comes away with a win

A mere nine days ago, Gov. Tim Walz faced a united Republican front intent on blocking the first-term DFL governor's top legislative priorities - and the specter of a government shutdown if he couldn't get his first budget passed by July 1.

With the $48 billion, two-year budget soon to arrive on his desk, many of Walz's priorities were left out: No bump in the gas tax for roads, no sales tax hike for metro transit, no paid family leave and a school funding increase that will maintain the status quo but not much else.

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