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Special Session Set for Monday After Walz, Leaders Reach Budget Agreement
- Governor Tim Walz called a special legislative session starting Monday, June 9, at 10 a.m. at the Capitol to finalize the state budget.
- The session follows weeks of bipartisan negotiation to resolve contentious budget issues, including medical care for undocumented adults and tax breaks for data centers.
- Lawmakers will vote on more than a dozen bills covering health care, transportation, consumer protection, and a $700 million capital investment bonding bill with key mental health funding.
- House Speaker Lisa Demuth stated that the House has secured enough votes to approve the budget bills and expressed optimism that the Senate will approve them as well.
- If the legislature completes the agreed bills by 7 a.m. Tuesday, June 10, Minnesota will avoid a partial government shutdown, reflecting a rare bipartisan compromise.
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