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DFL leaders say GOP demands are stalling Minnesota budget; paid family and medical leave at center of dispute
Summary
DFL House leaders told reporters on the final day of the legislative session that House Republicans are reopening settled policy issues — most notably changes to paid family and medical leave — and holding budget conference reports “hostage,” delaying votes that fund state services and risk layoffs.
DFL House leaders said on the floor of the Minnesota House that Republican demands to reopen policy matters — particularly paid family and medical leave — are blocking passage of ready-to-go budget bills as the session entered overtime.
Representative Cedric Frazier, DFL–District 43A, said Republicans were drawing “a bright line” to reverse policies DFL lawmakers had won in previous sessions and that those reversals would prioritize corporate tax cuts over workers’ protections. “Paid family medical leave is still an open item. It…
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