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<br /> <br /> <br />th <br />August 30, 2022 <br /> <br />Mayor Lisa Jacobson, City of Brooklyn Park <br />Mayor D. Love, City of Centerville <br />Mayor Jerry Koch, City of Coon Rapids <br />Mayor Jim Adams, City of Crystal <br />Mayor Mary Gaasch, City of Lauderdale <br />Mayor Randy Stille, City of St. Anthony <br /> <br />SENT VIA E-MAIL <br /> <br />Dear Mayors, <br /> <br />Thank you for contacting me in support of a special legislative session to finish important work and <br />provide updates to the local government aid formula along with increased funding. I appreciate your <br />insight into how this aid would benefit your cities. <br /> <br />As you know, in mid-May a session-ending budget framework was agreed to and signed by me, Senate <br />Majority Leader Miller, and Governor Walz to cut taxes for workers and families; and invest in people <br />and communities. In addition, key federal infrastructure funds would have been accessed in several bills. <br /> <br />While the conference committee agreement on the tax bill did not include House legislation to update the <br />LGA formula Ï that was drafted in consultation with stakeholders from cities across Minnesota Ï the <br />bill did include a $30 million per year increase in the allocation of LGA. Unfortunately, we reached out <br />rd <br />constitutionally mandated May 23 adjournment date without consensus on several bills needed to <br />complete the budget framework agreement. <br /> <br />While we continued conversations in the days after adjourning, Senate Republicans walked away from <br />negotiations in mid-June. Despite these disappointing and frustrating setbacks, I and many of my <br />colleagues remain ready to work, compromise, and finish up this work in a special session. <br /> <br />My DFL colleagues and I believe we should return and pass the largest tax cut in state history, key <br />investments in K-12 education, a bonding bill that will improve our infrastructure, matching state funds to <br />access billions of dollars in federal infrastructure funds, and crucial investments in nursing homes, child <br />care, public safety, housing Ï and LGA. We also need to continue work and conversations around <br />updates to the LGA formula. As the Speaker of the House, I will continue to urge Senate Republicans to <br />return to the table and join us in finishing the work to help Minnesotans. <br /> <br />Thank you again for reaching out, and please always feel free to contact me whenever I can be of <br />assistance. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
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