DFL wins trifecta in Minnesota

[Minnesota Mike]

Well the 2023 MN Legislative session is over and it really was extraordinary. The Democrats had the trifecta for the first time since 2013-14 and really took advantage. Progressives got almost all their agenda through despite narrow margins (34-33 in the Senate, 70-64 in the House). I'm not exaggerating when I say this will be for better or worse the most impactful legislative session in at least 30 years. I won't go into everything since nearly every budget bill was a Democratic wish list but a high level overview.

- Republicans made a huge mistake in 2022 when they did not take a compromise deal on spending the COVID funds from the Federal Government, as a result Democrats had a massive $17B surplus, most of it one time money, to play with. Reps thought they would take the House and never even considered they would lose the Senate in 2022.

- This session Democrats for the most part resisted the usual SOP when there is a surplus of big rebates and/or tax cuts for everybody. Instead there was a modest $260 per person rebate for those with mid/lower income and massive cuts/credits for low income families with kids. One study estimated the changes will reduce childhood poverty by a third.

- There are no more blue dog Democrats in Minnesota. For the most part the conservadems from rural Minnesota have been replaced moderate/liberals from the Twin Cities suburbs.

- Even with a massive surplus and tax cuts they raised some other taxes to make sure their new programs would be continued to be funded.

[GoTfan]

Relevant:

[Atlas Force]

https://twitter.com/GovTimWalz/status/1660858074503028742

[Minnesota Mike]

A really good recap for those interested.

https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/05/23/democrats-made-a-big-bet-on-themselves/

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

Marvelous Minnesota!

Awesome job by Minnesota Dems.

[GoTfan]

Minnesota Dems are unfathomably based.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

https://twitter.com/GovTimWalz/status/1660858074503028742

Having a whiteboard at home with a constantly shifting to-do list, this brings me immense satisfaction to see.

[Zedonathin2020]

Saying it now. If Whitmer for any reason doesn’t want to run for President, I would gladly support Walz

[Minnesota Mike]

https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1662120328275828739