MN Democrats rushing government expansion
They may call it “record productivity” but the reality is the Democrats believe they have a mandate to significantly grow the size of government that includes new government bureaucracy and massive tax increases on employers and families to pay for it despite an $18 billion surplus.
‘Record productivity is our aim’: DFLers hit the gas on top issues
“As Gov. Tim Walz last week signed into law a bill that extends unemployment benefits for mineworkers in northern Minnesota, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan joked that it was just a warm up for what’s to come.
“You should have a sore hand,” Flanagan said, alluding to bills that could soon come up for Walz’s signature.
“That’s right,” Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, added. “Record productivity is our aim.”
As they enter the second month of the legislative session this week, Democrats at the Capitol say they're ready to keep the pedal to the metal. And given their current rate of moving bills, they’re on track to hit that record productivity target, at least in terms of recent history.”