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Chief budget staff provided revenue estimates attributed to those changes. State Budget Director Anna Mingi said repeal of the electricity portion of the data‑center tax exemption generates about $56,000,000 in the first biennium and $83,000,000 in the tails; modifications to the R&D tax credit were estimated to cost about $40,000,000. Leaders said the net effect of those two changes is roughly $16,000,000 in additional net revenue in the first biennium and about $43,000,000 in the out years.

Officials said the majority of the existing data‑center tax preferences would remain in place and that the change affects only the electricity portion of the exemption. Leaders said the R&D changes were included partly at the request of the business community and that the University of Minnesota and research stakeholders view the adjustment as putting the state more in line with peer states on R&D incentives.

Why it matters: the measures are modest revenue generators in the context of a multibillion‑dollar budget but were highlighted as examples of compromises that produce revenue without broad new taxes on families. Officials also noted a small cannabis tax increase and other targeted revenue adjustments in the package.

Attribution: the specific dollar estimates at the press event were provided by Anna Mingi, the state budget director.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Gov. Walz and House & Senate leader press conference announcing budget targets 5/15/25","oneSentenceSummary","Leaders said the budget targets include repeal of the electricity portion of the data‑center tax exemption and changes to the research‑and‑development tax credit; the budget director provided net revenue estimates for the change.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature MN, Minnesota","taxId",77817,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6556202,"Agreement includes sunset for unemployment insurance for hourly school workers; E‑12 education bill to move to floor",125,882085,1007600,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3325357-45516c00caf654c5f3a1b74894fc08ac&start=882&end=1007","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3325357-45516c00caf654c5f3a1b74894fc08ac/thumbnail_882085.jpg","/articles/6556202/Minnesota/Agreement-includes-sunset-for-unemployment-insurance-for-hourly-school-workers-E12-education-bill-to-move-to-floor","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6556202-758f326cfa536e42266bfe7835a6accc/orig.mp4?Expires=1775401391&Signature=XSpX9~rDXYMwPLzRzwj31~w-4iz4wcV3bw9LfP2UuzXp0-O13uYtKw1tQ~jlV2e6K-GSpCFv75v3YY6hGNV5WgzMcBqimVbpU2wByvgQC3N09KYW~FNv1TCYmUC8b6GBwsFhkKe1Y5tQgR1n5QnNb4C2FyVVKLtSV0-AFeG7f~fSZWAWTw6ptWLYznAIcbd6ZN-VQ1vzxgDC8fVj7lGfQrYorXXYjNAChlj1SxhHYTu8cWiLrhRIEg3xHvWybU4FCDcjrHIq7Kt5MHplFgsUkNcVzxSk8duKVtAO1jHEu9qbp9K3tGTpKk06k9u2cLXArHO2aOnonib78quiMb6SGQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Leaders at the press conference described an agreement on top‑line targets that affects unemployment insurance for hourly school workers. They said the house E‑12 education finance bill includes a provision that would make unemployment insurance for hourly school workers expire, or \"sunset,\" in four years.

House leaders said that the E‑12 bill would be heard on the floor and was expected to pass the House the next day. They also said a separate bill would fully fund unemployment insurance for school hourly workers in the first biennium, and that those funding measures would be considered by the legislature in the near term.

Leaders cautioned that the sunset provision is a House Republican proposal and that conferees in conference committee may remove it before final enactment. They described the provision as a point of significant negotiation that delayed the education bill and said the final outcome will be determined in conference committee and on floor votes.

Why it matters: school districts and hourly workers had raised concerns about costs and access to summer work; leaders said some school officials told them the change is affordable and that districts can offer summer work if desired. Officials emphasized further work in conference committees would refine the policy and funding language.","Leaders said the house education finance (E‑12) bill that includes a Republican provision to sunset unemployment insurance for hourly school workers in four years will be heard and is expected to pass the House; conference committees will decide final status of the sunset provision.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6556205,"State to phase out Stillwater Correctional Facility over four years; officials say no early releases planned",473,1896355,2369805,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3325357-45516c00caf654c5f3a1b74894fc08ac&start=1896&end=2369","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3325357-45516c00caf654c5f3a1b74894fc08ac/thumbnail_1896355.jpg","/articles/6556205/Minnesota/State-to-phase-out-Stillwater-Correctional-Facility-over-four-years-officials-say-no-early-releases-planned","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6556205-0ebeace73ddc46fb6fa841ca52be7482/orig.mp4?Expires=1775401391&Signature=L5H3~FH2-mFOMzIRn10z~92hJEU1G-SmUEm9cl3FQNSrW10NnhvXMNx~ZQd1hlF-i14ha8OJqdT4EzfMIn~whE8Thr9SuPWY2YsmIplRCCg9GB8pd6TKvmv7Nty2yShPUUgl730kMk~37KcQlPnwaISb1PWi1cft8iQf-x7qwipqL2LonaDMy9nEN8xbSsbYqTpXyI0IGgtayMqoTv-~2iNj-AZLIIaWltWcifFgeFgykFsTGs938KbdKoR0M97aaQa1rpaVWM5AiSR7eiXJigIrxJfkylvD8sT5cGehn4zO065XAcmUIplTm1GlSs1K-RCwkXAzpKAko2xugnVV4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","State leaders announced that the budget targets include a plan to phase out operations at the Stillwater Correctional Facility, a prison officials said houses about 1,100 incarcerated people, in a process that will take roughly four years.

Officials described persistent deferred maintenance and safety problems at Stillwater, including long‑standing capital needs that they said would cost hundreds of millions of dollars to correct. Leaders said the state has capacity in other facilities to house the people currently at Stillwater and that the decision is intended to improve safety for corrections staff and incarcerated people.

Officials said the plan includes no early releases and noted the number of affected employees (officials cited about 560 employees at the facility). They said the plan is a phase‑out that will include workforce and community planning as the facility’s operations wind down.

A separate press conference by the corrections commissioner was scheduled to provide more detailed operational plans, officials said.

Why it matters: the facility’s closure raises community questions about reuse of the land and local economic impacts, and it will require detailed operational plans for transfers, staffing changes and capital work. Leaders said they were supportive of the phased plan after reviewing public safety considerations and deferred‑maintenance costs.","As part of targets announced Tuesday, leaders said the Stillwater Correctional Facility will be phased out over about four years because of safety and deferred‑maintenance concerns; officials said there will be no early releases and staff impacts will be phased.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6556210,"Budget targets end adult MinnesotaCare for undocumented immigrants while preserving children's coverage; reinsurance funding shifted",441,751035,1192495,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3325357-45516c00caf654c5f3a1b74894fc08ac&start=751&end=1192","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3325357-45516c00caf654c5f3a1b74894fc08ac/thumbnail_751035.jpg","/articles/6556210/Minnesota/Budget-targets-end-adult-MinnesotaCare-for-undocumented-immigrants-while-preserving-childrens-coverage-reinsurance-funding-shifted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6556210-0a0bef717da1a7f55fceada74771f930/orig.mp4?Expires=1775401391&Signature=BL2Niwk1~YK9D9eSHg7CsosDha9gDkqiXwsDa~jgTCbDBzs6MkJVf5XgYE3FUX-idrMjDvBQ8mTGX14MYsEGpZ3rrLMdH68C5hEJ6gO-68EkYQRgk6x0ug1vJxKSbnhAYIGRXK11-TDPaR8v4shKJmCBUz8Wl-yETbe4unuY9RC5u-SYfmWziwuIYPRhBSF21KtdHO1eRUsNYJMaEMnVhv9FREKsNhIRir1qUOvWA5THwwmMjyQg6GuGU1Xmr29NdFwJBQqI5ahRdoIWzDUEkP8BF~AVxDi719dr-KULElaYCENz7bBYQZ4mxAVE0WbLcyvs5II~KX1TSuwBSG794Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Leaders at Tuesday’s press conference said the budget targets include ending MinnesotaCare coverage for undocumented adults effective Dec. 31, 2025, while allowing MinnesotaCare coverage for undocumented children to continue.

Officials framed the decision as a fiscal compromise. Speakers said the state originally projected roughly 5,700 undocumented adults would enroll in the program after January 1, but by April 24 that number had risen to more than 20,000, a growth they described as fiscally unsustainable for the state general fund.

Reinsurance and market changes: leaders also said the agreement changes how the state funds premium reinsurance for the individual market. Under the targets, the Health Care Access Fund would pay for two additional years of reinsurance and, thereafter, health insurance plans would fund reinsurance with an associated tax credit for those payments. Officials said the precise implementation details and effective dates for the tax credit were not specified at the press event.

Why it matters: health advocates and some lawmakers at the event described the issue as “visceral” and said the decision could substantially affect people who had received care under MinnesotaCare, including life‑saving treatments. Leaders said the decision to end adult coverage was a compromise made to preserve broader state services and to keep the state budget balanced in the near term.

Caveats and further action: officials said the move affects only state‑funded MinnesotaCare coverage as described in the targets, and they repeatedly noted that the targets now move to committees and conference negotiators to convert the targets into statutory language. They also said that individuals who are undocumented may still seek care in the private market but that private coverage may not be equivalent to MinnesotaCare benefits.

What leaders said: the governor acknowledged the moral concerns raised by religious leaders and health‑care providers, saying the decision was not made lightly. Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy and House leaders described the policy as part of a larger compromise to fund state government and reduce out‑year pressures.","As part of the budget targets, leaders announced MinnesotaCare coverage for undocumented adults would end on Dec. 31, 2025, while coverage for undocumented children on MinnesotaCare would continue; the targets also shift reinsurance costs off the general fund and toward a combination of the Health Care Access Fund and insurance payers.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6556214,"Minnesota leaders announce bipartisan budget targets, leave about $2 billion reserve",2497,3840,2501162,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3325357-45516c00caf654c5f3a1b74894fc08ac&start=3&end=2501","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3325357-45516c00caf654c5f3a1b74894fc08ac/thumbnail_3840.jpg","/articles/6556214/Minnesota/Minnesota-leaders-announce-bipartisan-budget-targets-leave-about-2-billion-reserve","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6556214-796fe3376563b8f5a61e90072eca6a51/orig.mp4?Expires=1775401391&Signature=BouZ8DGRADA1gcZ~PxxxjF7FAYRvHxTw-XVFz9n~nwPMx3sFcPWyu6LyeN8rPG3wImAzrIQfRA5oEOvXth5Ys7O6JyvW0D5m-tIq8CgL2-H7kiPsye07h~Nx-hV0rqtYgRDAJbTUenXyX8M5JBqgEbbAMu2Y2zb-S7QIkMRMMRBQ~cmP9hVoGQPdG17j1OBQ61EzmE6dGgXOisUlqVAMNmYG7OirU~kZwgOlz5dvGlrwx~flX2~WNYwIZZ1x0FDNOwkzBaAtTy-MauQ~IZCfppbgq-4snC6IoKrQTzvm6zP7JBgr2xb1-hIXYIeD2gEW04qS7YHdj5plpU9jHdXb3w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Minnesota legislative leaders and the governor on Tuesday announced a bipartisan set of budget targets they said will balance the first biennium of the 2025–27 budget and reduce structural deficits in later years, leaving roughly $2,000,000,000 on the bottom line.

The leaders said the targets include nearly $5,000,000,000 of reduced spending from one biennium to the next in top‑line measures, and that the agreement erases roughly 90% of a previously projected deficit in the second biennium and reduces certain projected structural imbalances by about 45% in the first year.

Why it matters: the agreement is a roadmap for conference committees to write the bills that implement those targets. With the legislature narrowly divided, top lawmakers said the process—getting both sides into the same room and hashing out targets—was essential to avoid a prolonged stalemate and to keep state government funded.

Details and next steps: leaders said the targets are now with committee chairs and conference committees, which will craft bill language and votes on individual proposals. House and Senate leaders signaled a hope of finishing floor work by the end of Monday or calling a one‑day special session before Memorial Day, saying the timetable is slightly ahead of a similar 2019 process. Bonding discussions were described as separate work that will continue after targets are finalized; leaders said bonding chairs have been touring the state and that the current plan under discussion would allow roughly $700,000,000 in bonding work, but exact numbers and projects remain to be decided by the chairs.

Officials stressed caveats: leaders and the state budget director warned that federal actions—specifically proposed federal Medicaid changes—could change the state outlook and force lawmakers back to revisit the budget. They also said the targets are top‑line net numbers; the ultimate size of individual agency budgets depends on how conference committees allocate cuts and revenues.

What leaders said: in prepared remarks the governor said, “the process itself matters,” and Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy said Minnesotans expect elected officials to reach compromise. House leaders described the deal as difficult but necessary and said they were leaving detailed bill work to committees and conference negotiators.

Fiscal context: officials said the February forecast showed larger deficits that the targets substantially narrowed. Budget office figures supplied at the press event described an approximately $1,800,000,000 combination of spending reductions (and some small revenue increases) that together produced the reduction in the longer‑term negative balance; the governor said the state will still leave about $2,000,000,000 in reserve in the first biennium.","State leaders from both parties released a set of bipartisan budget targets intended to balance the 2025–27 biennium, reduce projected long‑term deficits and leave about $2 billion on the bottom line while sending spending and revenue targets to conference committees.","actionData","errors"]

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