Senator Jerry Newton (DFL-Coon Rapids), DFL lead on the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Committee, toured the Minneapolis Veterans Home Friday. The tour focused on the urgent need to rehabilitate building 6, which would provide up to 39 new spaces for Minnesota’s veterans in need of a home.
As the final piece of his bonding bill proposal, Governor Walz today released an approximately $2 billion Local Jobs and Projects Plan.
Senator Jerry Newton (DFL-Coon Rapids), DFL lead on the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, released the following statement after a $0 target budget passed out of committee on Thursday on party lines.
The Governor’s budget takes real steps in guaranteeing every student in Minnesota receives a world-class education from kindergarten through college.
A bill to increase the number of counselors and cap the counselor to student ratio for Minnesota’s students was introduced on Thursday by Senator Jerry Newton (DFL – Coon Rapids).
“While I am happy to see the state doing so well, a large portion of this budgetary balance is one-time money,” said Sen. Jerry Newton, DFL-Coon Rapids.