The sixty-seventh
Minnesota Legislature
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first convened on January 5, 1971. The 67 members of the
Minnesota Senate
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and the 134 members of the
Minnesota House of Representatives
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were elected during the general election of November 3, 1970. The session is considered notable for the passage of the "Minnesota Miracle", a legislative package aimed at lowering local property taxes and eliminating wide fiscal disparities between school districts and local governments caused by differences in property wealth. This was achieved by raising state income, business, and sales taxes by $580 million (not inflation adjusted), while the share of school operating costs covered by the state increased from 43% to 65%. The laws earned Minnesota's Governor a spot on the cover of
''Time'' Magazine, while also serving as the start to a broader period of statewide reform and
DFL dominance of state politics in the 1970s.
Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 5, 1971, to May 24, 1971. After the DFL Governor and Republican legislature failed to reach an agreement on a tax bill, a special session was called. It was held from May 25 to October 30 of 1971 and is still the longest in Minnesota history.
Major legislation
* July 23, 1971: Fiscal Disparities Act
Laws 1971, Special Session chapter 24
* August 3, 1971: Constitutional amendment allowing for flexible legislative sessions
Laws 1971, Special Session chapter 26
* October 30, 1971: "Minnesota Miracle" – Omnibus Tax and Education Act
Party summary
:''Resignations and new members are discussed in the
"Membership changes" section, below.''
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
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President
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Rudy Perpich
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(
DFL)
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Majority Leader:
Stanley W. Holmquist (
R–
Grove City)
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Minority Leader:
Nicholas D. Coleman (
DFL–
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House of Representatives
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Speaker of the House
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:
Aubrey W. Dirlam (
R–
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History
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Majority Leader:
Ernest A. Lindstrom (
R–
Richfield)
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Minority Leader:
Martin Olav Sabo
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(
DFL–
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Members
Senate
House of Representatives
See also
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1970 Minneapolis teachers' strike, an illegal strike by public employees that preceded the reform laws
References
Minnesota Legislators Past & Present – Session Search Results (Session 67, Senate)Minnesota Legislators Past & Present – Session Search Results (Session 67, House)
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