DFL Budget Targets / GOP Tax Plan / Lowering Gas Prices

The budget targets presented by Governor Tim Walz and DFL legislative leaders utilize the state’s $17.5 billion budget surplus to supplement spending in more than thirty budget areas, including $3 billion dollars earmarked for tax relief, aids and credits. Following details and highlights of the budget announcement, Senator Bill Weber, R-Luverne, ranking member of the Senate Tax Committee, joins Capitol Report moderator Shannon Loehrke to outline the GOP "Give It Back" tax relief proposal.

An attempt to lower the cost of gasoline by repealing Minnesota’s minimum markup law is progressing in the legislature. The bill's sponsor, Senator Jordan Rasmusson, R-Fergus Falls, joins Shannon to explain the history of the measure and the reasons to repeal it.

Also in the program, highlights from a ceremonial bill signing for a measure to reduce catalytic converter theft, and DFL lawmakers explain the rationale for a measure that would protect both providers and out-of-state patients from the legal ramifications of reproductive health care services that are banned or limited in other states.