Finishing On Time Becoming More Out Of Reach As End Of Session Nears, Legislative Leaders Say

CBS Minnesota

May 13, 2021

The legislative session is slated to end on Monday, but top Democrats and Republicans at the state capitol said it’s becoming increasingly unlikely that lawmakers will wrap everything up before then and avert a special session.

With just five days left, the pile of unfinished business stands tall. The Republican-controlled Senate and DFL House haven’t reached a budget deal yet on how much to spend on government programs and services in the next two years and leaders have divergent policy priorities.

Given the logistics of what’s involved to assemble bills that both chambers agree on, it will be “very difficult to finish on time,” House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, said Wednesday.

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