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<br />Ltgi.:bti1'8 W orldng GrouP€
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<br />Announced
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<br />With the nalural deadline crealed b> Iho
<br />p.,soveriEa.ter reCess now behind us, many are
<br />queslloning when Ihe legislalUre will finish it. 2002
<br />work. The only other obvious natural deadline is
<br />MlIY 10, which I.th( legl,18IU"'. con.titullonlll
<br />deadline or Ihe 120 leglslallve day Iimll. Hawe"er,
<br />rhe leej~lat"r~ hn~ nnw l"erl only 9? leel~lnllve
<br />day., leaving:!1! poo.ible lloor session days Ih;;,
<br />year.
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<br />A meeling of House and Senale leaders yeslerday
<br />did nol produce any semblance of a compromise
<br />and in facl. commenl. by House and Senate
<br />members suggesled thai there was a wide rift
<br />Imlween Ih~ two h,)dle,,,.
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<br />Dtl:ll)JHt: Ud;) l-'t.;:,,~jrublh..: Jlt::\y~ lli~ HIJLJ~t' ijuJ St"ualt:
<br />may have set In mOlion a process to negotiale a
<br />compromise. ..1.( the dose ofy..ltl'd.y's floor
<br />,eSilon, Majority Leader Tim Fawlenty announced
<br />Ihe formallon of Ihree working groups 10 try 10
<br />brlns closure 10 Ihe 2002 leBisJallve session, There
<br />will be a il'oup formed to focus on the bud",.1
<br />deficit Ihal will include Represenlallve Kevin
<br />Goodno IR-Moorhead'i. Representative Fhil Krinkle
<br />(R-5horeview), Representalive Alice Seagren (R.
<br />Bioomington), Representalll'e D.'larly Seiferl (H-
<br />Marshall), and j{epresenlallv~ I om ~ugh l Ul"L..
<br />Suulli SI. F.ui),
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<br />A I,"ll.~vdulil.iu w~rkiul\ i:'~U~ ';U"'UII) iudull..
<br />R.pr...nt'lh'. EIII Kul<l. (R.Roeh.sl,,). M>rYI Uz
<br />Holber~ iR.L.koviUe), Tony Kielkucki iR.L"I'"
<br />Prairie) Tom Workman (R-Chanhassen) and AI
<br />Junk.c. (DFL-\VUII'l\4I'). !;.ena!or Doe"-n John3on
<br />(DFL-Wlllmar) will SOlrve on Ihe lranspor1allon
<br />worklng group and is lh. only Senator Ihal has been
<br />I"'uiid)' aIl1l0ulI".tl. TI.. ,1.JiulIl wUl..illll ll"uujJ
<br />will incJuda v.aprar.anIJlh'o j,lJrr~ M"ot (lI. II/hila
<br />Bear Lake). Representative Kevin Goodno (R-
<br />Moorhead), Representallve Dan McElroy {R-
<br />BUlllbyill~), Rir;.fJI"::""ilhlliyitl RUll A.bulI1C1. (lt~
<br />Mlnnetonka) and R~preseOlallv" Bob MlIben
<br />(DFL.South Sl. Paul),
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<br />March 28, 2002
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<br />W~ t1\lIl~ 10 haY~ miln inlorrruHioo \;In lh~ S~llil~
<br />appointees neXI week.
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<br />Senate Budget Deal: Phase II and
<br />Phase IlIa
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<br />The Senal., gave tInal appmva I t'J Ih,'lr Pha.., ]]
<br />budget reconciliation bill on Wednesday which
<br />includes measures ,0 balancelhe remaining
<br />proj'cl~d $439 million stale budgel deficit for
<br />mn;>,.},om Anl1 i7r,?ln~ 10 Ronre"" Ih.. ~.nn4-0';
<br />budgol deficil, T~. bill ~l&o Include" Ihe Sonale
<br />vu.inn 11f ~n nmnlhll~ r.. hili,
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<br />AlIhaugh Ih. House has not crafled any omnibus
<br />tax bill yollh!" yoar, thoro ~ro now lndlcatiorn; Ihat
<br />some scaled-down tax bill from Ihe Houie may be
<br />fo"h~omll1g. On W;!dnesday .t Ihe dose of Ihe
<br />Hou;se Hom se~5Ion, Hepresentalive Abrams moved
<br />lu li:lJ...1c; 14<)[ )'t.:u:~ UUHlit,u::, lax !Jill fwm LlH~ l.i1uh::
<br />and reiurn illo Ihe ,;onference committee, That bill
<br />U,fll:i nf(v~r Ii o.act i'd iaro 1.II\v bliCIUif;: thli' uuion
<br />.nded, Th.. 2001 tax bill was lctually a new bill
<br />Introciuced In Ihe special session.
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<br />Th'i S~nat(: pooogil: comnillS :;i).v~ral provisions that
<br />wlllll1'p.cl dUn. indudlng crun~..' to I,,,y IhnllJ.
<br />stat~ aid:a, prop~rty un.:es. TIF, and 10C!t1 tn};~.s.
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<br />Levy Limits
<br />Lot.)' limits would bo Incroasod by a minimum of 2
<br />perceru Cor laxes payable In 2003, which would be a
<br />lal'got Incr'<).l&o th:3n cUI'I'Mtlaw glvon Iho 1I1lpact of
<br />lil~ !t.:l,;utl t t:!.,;~~t1oiuu uu illfwtlUII. 111 ~lh1iliuu.
<br />property lax Increases 10 cover Increasing heallh
<br />insurance costs wouJd be outside levy limits. Le\'y
<br />liluilr. J,""Vl, ...ai'JIo lh.tl l,",\"~i",uu 1l1uwilu hUllIU HAC/'\
<br />iu 200'1 will h.I\'~ lhdt k" Y Iilllll illl.:tlo'a~t..u lu
<br />reflect the repeal of lhe mobile home HACA aid.
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<br />LOA and Slare Aids
<br />LGA fl!l cili., UIltJ." 1.000 jJUjJUbliulIl""uleJ
<br />nWtlrl" th" Uli,.n.rf1llnt)i ml'frn Uia U!f'lultt hi'
<br />Increased 10 at leasl the le"el of LGA and HACA
<br />received in 2001. Thl. provision 1V0uld be funded
<br />wllh ~n Incroa~.d &lalO appr'oprlatlon of $2.7
<br />IIIHliuu. '1111;:: uilJ aJ:au I.;Ulllitiu~ iJ (IUIllI.J~1 wI
<br />provislon~ relaled 10 taconile aids, including the
<br />elimination of the 1r3nsfer of laconite achool aids 10
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