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what to do with Minnesota's $9.25 billion budget surplus

 emerged this week at the Minnesota Capitol. 

Republicans in the state Senate want to use much of the money for a big income tax cut, including eliminating taxes on Social Security income.

Democrats in the House want targeted tax cuts and credits for the parents of young children, renters, and first-time homeowners. They also want to 

increase spending by more than $1 billion over the next few years on schools

, far more than the Republican Senate’s school spending plan. 

MPR News host Mike Mulcahy talked about the competing visions with two House leaders.  Plus, politics reporters weighed in on what happened at the legislature. 

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Tax and spending bills are shaping up at the Minnesota Legislature. Politics editor and host Mike Mulcahy talks with House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, and House Deputy Minority Leader Rep. Anne Neu Brindley, R-North Branch.  

Tax and spending bills are shaping up at the Minnesota Legislature. Politics editor and host Mike Mulcahy talks about them with House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) and House Deputy Minority Leader Rep. Anne Neu Brindley (R-North Branch). 

Politics Friday -Competing visions for Minnesota’s $9.25 billion budget surplus

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Competing visions for Minnesota’s $9.25 billion budget surplus

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