LEGISLATIVE SESSION REVIEW
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Rep. Andy Smith DISTRICT 25B
Looking back on the 2024 legislative session, what legislation will have a significant impact on the Rochester area business community? In the short term, the Bonding Bill which funded over $40 million dollars in projects will
provide work for all kinds of trades in the coming year. In the long term, two huge factors will help us maintain and grow our educated workforce in Minnesota: Paid Family and Medical Leave and the North Star Promise (tuition- free college for students from families making less than $80,000/yr). What is a major takeaway from the 2024 session? The major takeaway from the 2024 session is that gridlock is over at the capitol. The legislature made progress on many fronts: affordable housing, education, infrastructure, transportation, healthcare, homelessness prevention, and tax breaks for working families. It is a good time to be a Minnesotan.
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