That list is lengthy — and expensive. With the help of a $17.5 billion surplus (that would have been $19 billion had the DFL not
changed the way inflation was included mid-session), the 2023-2025 budget will be 40% higher than the current budget.
Democrats
codified abortion rights, paid
family and medical leave, sick leave, transgender rights protections, drivers licenses for undocumented residents,
restoration of voting rights for people when they are released from prison or jail, wider voting access,
one-time rebates, a tax credit aimed at low-income parents with kids, and a $1 billion
investment in affordable housing including for rental assistance.
Also adopted were background checks for private gun transfers and a
red-flag warning system to take guns from people deemed by a judge to be a threat to themselves or others. DFL lawmakers banned conversion therapy for LGBTQ people,
legalized recreational marijuana, expanded education funding, required a
carbon-free electric grid by 2040, adopted a new reading curricula
based on phonics, passed a
massive $2.58 billion capital construction package and, at the insistence of Republicans, a $300 million emergency infusion of money to nursing homes.
But hey fukk them because the governor vetoed one bill right
@AquaCityBoy