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Group rallies, urging lawmakers to support Walz budget proposal

5/2/2021

 
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ST. PETER — With just a couple of weeks left to go for Minnesota’s regular legislative session, Mary Spear — an organizer for the “We Make MN” rally and leaflet distribution Sunday — wants residents in Senate District 19 to make a final push to press local lawmakers to support Gov. Tim Walz’s $52.4 billion budget proposal.

“Mainly it’s about getting the revenue to fund the programs that we would like to see happen,” Spear said.


Those attending Sunday’s rally at Gorman Park were particularly focused on clean energy, universal child care and paid family leave. That means raising taxes on some of Minnesota’s wealthiest — corporations and individuals who make $1 million a year or more — to fund programs aimed at alleviating some of the social and economic struggles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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