How did the Minnesota Legislature do this session?
In addition to legalizing same-sex marriage, lawmakers raised taxes by $2 billion and passed a bill that will let some child and home care workers vote to unionize.
Session highlights from the last 48 hours:
Legislature approves budget that increases taxes by $2 billion
Legislature approves pared down bonding bill
No minimum wage hike this session
Minnesota House approves daycare and home care unionization bill, 68-66
5 DFLers voted against the bill
Minnesota Senate won't take up anti-bullying bill
House drops measures to increase transparency around campaign donations
House passes Legacy bill, shifts more parks money to metro area
Bill that would spend $485 million more for schools, and includes funding for all day kindergarten heads to Gov. Dayton's desk
Democrats pushed through plans that they say will help job growth. They include state money to help Rochester handle a planned Mayo Clinic expansion, tax breaks for phase 2 of the Mall of America and subsidies to help a pharmaceutical company expand in Brooklyn Park.
Today's Question: How did the Minnesota Legislature do this session?
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