Today Senate Democrats released their budget “targets,” which outline the amount to spend or cut from each budget area. Their proposal cuts health and human services, environment, energy, and transportation spending, and sets up future cuts to education. Spending increases are biggest in jobs, higher education, and public safety targets.

“These targets seem to align with Governor Walz’s plan to cut services for disabilities and special education, which is the wrong way to balance the budget. We know there is wasteful spending going to non-citizens here illegally, nonprofits with no accountability, and boondoggle trains that have reached the end of the line,” Senate Republican Leader Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks) said. “We will continue to draw attention to this failure to put Minnesotans First as committee deadlines conclude by mid-April.”