Minnesota lawmakers pass budget after one-day special session amid contested changes including repeal of MinnesotaCare for undocumented adults

The Minnesota Legislature approved a budget during a one-day special session this week that leaders said reduced a projected multiyear structural imbalance while preserving core services, but the package included contested policy changes and drew criticism over closed-door negotiating practices.

Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy and Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson described the deal on the Minnesota Senate’s program Senate Spotlight. Murphy said the negotiations cut a projected four‑year structural imbalance — which she said measured about $2,400,000,000 without inflation — by roughly half through a mix of spending reductions and new revenue. "We cut probably overall about $1,300,000,000, out of this budget, and we raised about $800,000,000 over 4 years," she said.

Why it matters: the package touches health care, education, human services and infrastructure…