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House passes human services omnibus with $1.1B target reductions; sponsors cite compromise and safeguards
Summary
The Minnesota House passed House File 3, a human services omnibus with spending, rate changes and program‑integrity measures designed to meet a roughly $1.1 billion reduction target.
The Minnesota House passed House File 3, a human services omnibus package that was the result of a bipartisan, bicameral working group. Chair Noor and co‑chair Schumacher led the floor explanation: sponsors described a package that both adds targeted spending (workforce contract funding, substance use disorder rate changes, a proposed 50‑bed civil commitment facility) and advances program‑integrity and cost‑containment measures to meet a roughly $1.1 billion reduction target over the next four years.
Sponsors emphasized the difficulty of the work and framed the package as a compromise aimed at reducing the growth in program spending while…
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