May 15 - Shuffle In and Shuffle Out - DOING THE BUDGET SHUFFLE
- Tom Olmscheid
- May 16
- 2 min read

May 6- House Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Part, background, waits inside the Cabinet Room for other members of Minnclave to begin budget negotiations behind closed doors. Members of the Minnclave however could shuffle out of the room.

May 2 - House Speaker Lisa Demuth, GOP-Cold Spring, shuffles in for budget negotiations with DFL Gov. Tim Walz, Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman, Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, and Senate Minority Leader MarkJohnson, R-East Grand Forks.

May 2 - House Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman shuffles in for budget negotiations with Gov. Tim Walz, Speaker Demuth, Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy and Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson.

May 5 - House Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman tells members of the media that House/Senate budget negotiators will probable have an agreement before the Conclave of Cardinals in Rome can name a new Pope.

May 5 - House Speaker Lisa Demuth shuffles in for budget negotiations.

May 5 - Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy shuffles in carrying a jar of pickles (a heathy snack) for budget negotiations.

May 6 - Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson shuffles in for budget negotiations with Gov. Tim Walz, House Speaker Lisa Demuth, Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman, Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy.

May 12 - House Speaker Lisa Demuth and her budget team shuffle out of budget negotiations.

May 12 - House Speaker Lisa Demuth and her budget team after shuffling out came back to the cabinet room and knocked to shuffle back in.

May 13 - House Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman and her budget team shuffle in for budget negotiations.

May 13 - House Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman and her budget team shuffle out after meeting with Gov. Tim Walz, Speaker Demuth, Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy and Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson.
May 15
Governor Walz, Legislative Leaders Reach Bipartisan Agreement on State
Budget Targets
Here’s a link to the agreement:
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