Monthly Archives: December 2020

December 15, 2020

7th Special Session Convenes

Monday, the Minnesota Legislature met in the 7th and most likely last Special Session of 2020.  The Session was made necessary when Governor Walz decided to continue the extension of his Emergency Executive Order related to the management of the Coronavirus.  The Governor is required to call the Legislature into session to provide both bodies the opportunity to strip him of his emergency authority.

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December 10, 2020

7th Special Session Called

Governor Walz issued an order calling the Legislature back to St. Paul for the 7th Special Session of 2020.  The Governor must call the Legislature back to extend his Emergency Executive Order which grants him the authority to issue all subsequent Executive Orders.  The Legislature does not need to approve the Emergency Order, however they do have the authority to void the Governor’s Emergency Powers if both bodies pass a resolution voiding the authority.  (more…)

December 2, 2020

Update Forecast Released

Governor Walz and members of his finance team at the Office of Management and Budget provided further details on the November 2020 Budget & Economic Forecast on December 2.  Last May, a preliminary forecast projected the state would be facing a $2.4 billion deficit in the current biennium which ends on June 30, 2021 and a $4.7 billion shortfall in the next biennium as a result of the coronavirus. (more…)