Capitol Building St Paul Minnesota
(St. Paul, MN) — One week from today (Tuesday), lawmakers are back at the State Capitol in Saint Paul to begin the 2023 session.
They have a massive budget surplus even larger than in 2022 — nearly 18 billion dollars — and, unlike the year that’s ending, lawmakers in 2023 must set a new state budget.
Democrats now will control the Senate, along with the House and governor’s office as they did last session.
With such a large surplus, there will likely be tremendous pressure for tax relief, but also for more spending. D-F-L lawmakers are expected to push for putting abortion rights into state law and legalizing recreational marijuana.