The Senate Majority plan would use $3.5 billion of the budget surplus to pay for income tax cuts, plus half billion to make Social Security income tax exempt.
Minn. House Dems want to spend at least $100 million on helping cities hire more beat cops and crime investigators, plus support for community nonprofits
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The House Ways and Means Committee had been scheduled to walk through the details of the legislation Saturday night, but that meeting was postponed until 1:00 p.m. Sunday.
The bills dealing with police reform and justice system were inspired by the murder of George Floyd in police custody and reinforced by the more recent traffic stop death of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center.
The DFL-controlled House began to hold hearings on those bills when the 2021 session began in January. The GOP-controlled Senate didn t hear any of the bills during the regular session but agreed to hear testimony during informational hearings in final weeks of session.