April 3, 2025
Legislative leaders from both sides of the aisle announced an agreement on budget targets for the 2026-27 biennium. The targets inform committee chairs how much they are to cut or add to spending when drafting their final budget bills.
The Senate’s budget targets propose reducing state spending by $754 million in the upcoming two-year budget cycle and a reduction of $1.7 billion in future years. The House proposed a spending reduction of $1.2 billion for the upcoming budget cycle, and a reduction of $2.6 billion in future years.
The largest cuts include $300 million in human services and $50 million in both health and workforce. The announced cuts come after Minnesota Management and Budget announced a $456 million state budget surplus for the 2026-27 fiscal biennium, with a projected deficit of nearly $6 billion in the 2028-29 biennium.
"House Republicans are holding strong on fiscal responsibility, securing budget targets that would represent the largest spending cut in state history and taking a major step towards fixing the Democrat deficit,” said House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R – Cold Spring) in a statement. “I look forward to our chairs working to put together a common-sense budget that makes life more affordable for Minnesotans.”
Committee chairs will need to finalize omnibus budget bills before the April 11 legislative deadline for major appropriations bills.
May 29, 2025
As the Legislature works to complete its work on the state’s two-year budget, another deadline is looming. Legislators are required to pass a balanced budget before the end of the fiscal year—June 30, 2025. If they don’t meet that deadline, the state will begin a partial shutdown.
May 29, 2025
Registration has opened for the Empowering Physicians: A Night of Reflection and Engagement event, featuring best-selling author Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD.
May 29, 2025
The AMA is encouraging physicians to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to revise the reconciliation bill passed recently by the U.S. House of Representatives. While the bill includes language that would stabilize Medicare physician payments, it also threatens to cripple Medicaid and CHIP.