Lawmakers and Walz are poised to succeed in avoiding state shutdown

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : In fact, the new budget -- which breaks $50 billion for the first time and is a state record even in inflation-adjusted dollars -- manages to cut taxes by close to $1 billion while still increasing spending all over the place.
46% : After all, until a few weeks ago, the Capitol itself was closed to the public for COVID concerns and fenced off for security concerns, under the watchful protection of state law enforcement and the Minnesota National Guard.
45% : (No one at the Legislature actually proposed "defunding" law enforcement in state law.)
44% : For example, under the budget, public schools will receive the largest per-pupil funding increases in 15 years, public defenders will see 21 percent more funds heading their way, and state law enforcement officers will see pay raises.
38% : So the financial arguments weren't the perennial narratives of Democrats raising taxes versus Republicans cutting services.

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