Walz urges compromise, sets priorities for Minnesota's $9.25B surplus in State of the State address
ST. PAUL — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Sunday, April 24, urged Minnesota lawmakers to use the state's $9.25 billion budget surplus to help the state rebuild from the pandemic and set itself up for a successful future.
During the nearly one-hour address, the first-term governor said the state was moving toward recovery after COVID-19. But he said lawmakers need to step in during the last month of the legislative session to offer support to those who've borne the brunt of its impact.
Walz pointed to a nurse who'd worked on a COVID unit, business owners hit hard by the pandemic and the state's efforts to curb it, and other caregivers in the House gallery as he made the case for those spending priorities.
He also urged legislators to again bridge the partisan divide in St. Paul to get things done.
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