HuffPost: How Minnesota Democrats Passed A Raft Of Progressive Legislation With A 1-Seat Majority
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/minnesota-miracle-democrats-progressive-bills_n_6484afe4e4b025003eddd498
Party unity and a political rebound years in the making produced the Minnesota Miracle 2.0.
President Joe Biden spent his first two years in office with unified control of the federal government, only to see Democrats bare-bones majorities in the U.S. House and Senate significantly limit his legislative agenda on everything from climate to gun control to protecting abortion rights.
Minnesota Democrats entered this years legislative session in a similar situation. Last fall, they won control of the states executive branch, House and Senate a legislative trifecta but with only a one-seat majority in the upper chamber. The results were much different: The party accomplished a generations worth of liberal reforms in just four months, vaulting the state to the forefront of progressive policymaking.
Minnesota now offers 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, the opportunity for any resident to buy into Medicaid, free public college tuition for low- and middle-income families, a new child tax credit for those families, free breakfast and lunch for all public school students, drivers licenses for all residents regardless of their immigration status, and stronger protections for workers seeking to unionize.
Take a deep breath theres more coming.
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