With 10 days left until the constitutionally mandated end of the legislative session, the conference committee on the supplemental budget bill is waiting until the governor and legislative leaders agree on budget and bonding targets in order to make final changes to the bill. Also, the House has yet to release details on its $600 million bonding bill proposal.
Taxes, transportation, and bonding are the key areas of negotiation this year. Legislative leaders have suggested that once they reach a transportation funding agreement, the remaining issues should fall into place. On Thursday, Governor Dayton suggested he would propose a transportation funding compromise to the House and Senate on Monday.