Minnesota GOP leaders call for spending cuts after forecast shows $6 billion shortfall

Mar 6, 2025

House and Senate Republican leaders said a recent state budget forecast shows a roughly $6 billion shortfall and urged spending reductions, fraud prevention and agency savings while pledging no tax increases as they work toward a May 19 budget deadline.

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At a press conference in St. Paul, Speaker Damoth, a House Republican leader, said Minnesota faces roughly a $6 billion budget shortfall and urged immediate spending reductions while ruling out tax increases.

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