ST. PAUL, MN — Democrats’ recently released budget targets show nearly $18 billion in additional spending, which serves as a record 30% increase to the state’s current budget. Senator Cal Bahr (R-East Bethel) released the following statement:

The Democrat majority in the legislature have released budget targets, a document that shows where their priorities lie. Their targets include a nearly 30% increase in state spending, tax increases, and spending ALL the over-taxation. Democrats are asking more from hard-working Minnesotans, in an effort to be even more intrusive in all of our daily affairs.