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<br />Legi~btl"e Working GroUpE
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<br />Announced
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<br />Wilh the nalural deadline crealed b> the
<br />Passover!Ea~ter recess now tlehind us, many are
<br />qU~lloning when Ihe legislalure will finish its 2002
<br />work. The only ether obvious natural deadline Is
<br />Mlll'l0, which I. lh. leBI.lllIUr<'. conlllitullenlll
<br />deadline or Ihe 120 legislative day limit, However,
<br />Ih~ 1~1:1,'Ja/tlrp har, now 11,..d "nly 9? I'Zlr,IMlv..
<br />days, leaving '2~ possible t100r S2SSion days Ihis
<br />year.
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<br />A m.ellng of House and Senale leaders yestecday
<br />did not produce any semblance of a compromise
<br />and in (acl. comments by House and Senate
<br />members suggested Ihallhere was a wide rift
<br />hillw.."n Ih. III''' bn<iler"
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<br />Dt:::tlJilt: (ld;:"'IJt:~~j[1I1:!:ltJ"": lLt:V,':)1 tilt:: HUll,)t;' .cwJ St:UlI:(t;
<br />may have set In molion a process 10 negotlale a
<br />cOOlpromiu. .lIth. do", of yuterday's floor
<br />.esslon, Majority Leader Tim Pawlenly announced
<br />lhe forrllJlIon of three working group. 10 try to
<br />brlnS closure 10 Ihe 2002 leslslallve session, There
<br />will be a l'IfOUP formoo to focus an the budl'let
<br />deficit that will Include Representative Kevin
<br />Goodno (R-Moorhead'i, Representative Phil Krlnkie
<br />(R-5horeview), Repre;'entatlve Alice Seagren (R-
<br />Bloomington), Hepresenlall". Marly Seiferl (H-
<br />i\IlarstlaUl, and Kepresenlatlve .10m ~ugn (U~L.-
<br />Suul" Si. Puul).
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<br />A II~u>w<l~li~1l \\'~,lIiu" "'VUIi ,.ull~ull) iudu~~"
<br />!I..pro..nlal/'" 13111 /(ui.l. (1<.Roell"I"). MOlT 1.17
<br />Holberp, (R.L.hvil!e), TQl1Y KI.lkucki (R.Le.tOl'
<br />Pr.lrie) Tom Wcrkman (R-CI18nhassen) and AI
<br />Junk. (DI'L- WlIJl1Iu). S.n.tt>' D... Joh...on
<br />(DFL-WlIlmar) will SIIr\'e on thetransporl,IIQn
<br />worklnssraup and Is (h. only Senalor Ihal has been
<br />fJUulkl,. HllllCOUIlC.J, TiJ. >Ludlum wUlllillg gtUUI'
<br />,"llIlndudo Ropror.ontJlh.'o l.!Jrr~ Muot (i'. Whito
<br />Bear Lake). Representative Kevin Goodno (R-
<br />Moorhead), Representative Dan McElroy (R-
<br />BUIII~vill\:), R~jJP:~::''GlIL/;Ili...1cl Ruu..1.blllIUb (R-
<br />Mlnnelonka) and Representatlv. Bob Mllberr
<br />(DFL-Sooth St. Paul),
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<br />March 28, 3)02
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<br />W~ Ii\lll~ to !law moa In'9rm~IlQn <;>n tli~ S~nat~
<br />appointees neXI week.
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<br />Senate Bndget Deal: Phase II and
<br />Phase IlIa
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<br />The Senate gave tIn.! approval to Iheir Phase j]
<br />budgel reconciliation bill on Wednesday which
<br />includes m.asur>!S to balance lhe remaining
<br />projecled $439 million state budgel deficit for
<br />mm,-',t1n, nnli i1"f~in~ In Arlnr~~' rn., ~m4-m
<br />budgat dofidt. Tho bill al&o includo& Iho Sonalo
<br />wrr.j"" nf"n nmnlhll' r"X hilI.
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<br />Although Ih. House h.s not crafted any omnibus
<br />tax bill yollh!. yoar, thoro aro now indlcalionL Ihat
<br />some scaled-down tax blll from the HOIllp. t1lJ\y be
<br />forthcoming. On Wednesday at Ihe close of Ihe
<br />Hou," Hoor session, Kepresentali"e Abrams moved
<br />lu lilJc..t:: I..:!I y~al';) UflJujVu~ l.i:t.l. lJjJ) [lUlU lIu~~ laL1h:
<br />and relurn It 10 Ihe conference committee, That bill
<br />\alU nli!\lfr fiOlctid into 11\\.1 bt(,ll.lli~ thi Uiiioll
<br />eaded. The 200J tax bill was aCluaily a new bill
<br />introduc.d in the speda I session,
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<br />The Senalr package conlalns s.veral provisions thBI
<br />will t111p3~1 dUel, Ineludin& eh~n~u 10 le"y IIi'llltl.
<br />slati) aids, propelly I""es. Tlr-, and local taxes,
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<br />Le>'Y Limils
<br />Lac')' lil'llll& would bo lncroa&od by a minimum of 2
<br />porcem for lax.. payable In 2003, which wClIJld be a
<br />lat'gor Iner03M ltun emronlla\\' gll'oo Iho in\l'ac,t of
<br />Iht: I Ll,;t::IIJ h.:!..,:~~juu OIJ jurwliulJ~ lu ~JuhiuUf
<br />property laX Increase. 10 cover increasing heallh
<br />inslJranc~ cost~ would be outsil:le levy limits. Levy
<br />liWJito 7u, ",jiilJJ" 11,011 j.1"I\..\Jiwu muloil\'! hUlm: HACA
<br />ill 2001 will hav~ lhi::lt 11:.'\"" iimil iU"':ll:.'a~t'u lw
<br />reflect lhe repeal of the m~bll. home HACA aid.
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<br />LGA IllldScareAids
<br />LGA rut citi"" uuJ", 1.000 !,ul'ut.liuul"""I"J
<br />l~lilttll'1, thli" ""ili"nill--nllnIV ITI,trn ari'll Ulil1l1rl hi'
<br />incr.ased 10 alleaStlhe level of LOA and HACA
<br />received In 2001. This provision would be funded
<br />with~. tn~ro..od !:U1o ~pprOJlrl~t1on of $2.7
<br />Ulilliuu. '1 hl;; uill al~u I,;t)ulaill~ i1 llU11IU1t1 ui
<br />provisions relaled 10 taconite aids, including lh.
<br />ellminalion of the tr3nsfer of laconlte school aids 10
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