We’ve reached the Easter and Passover break in the legislative session, a time for us to collect ourselves before we head back for the final weeks of policy work. My colleagues and I in the Minnesota House are putting the finishing touches on our proposal for the state’s budget, the rest of the session will likely be filled with debating these budget bills in the House, negotiating consensus legislation with our colleagues in the Senate, and sending these bills to Governor Walz for his signature.

Last month, the House DFL released the proposed financial targets that committees would us...