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Committee members fault process after DE2 omits MinnesotaCare base appropriation
Summary
Several committee members criticized leadership and the informational‑only format after the DE2 omitted a base appropriation for MinnesotaCare; staff said MinnesotaCare will be funded elsewhere but the omission lowers the budget-resolution number tracked by Ways and Means.
During the DE2 walk-through, nonpartisan staff described the omnibus amendment’s omission of a base appropriation for MinnesotaCare and explained how that absence affects the budget resolution. Committee members raised procedural objections, arguing the Health Finance and Policy Committee lacked the usual opportunity to mark up the budget language.
Nonpartisan fiscal analyst Joe Harney told members the DE2 makes changes to MinnesotaCare and the…
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