Capitol Report: Aligning Minnesota's Tax Structure, Addressing Special Education

Since the passage of the new federal tax law, the state legislature is now tasked with determining how much and in what ways to align Minnesota’s tax code with the federal tax code. Capitol Report moderator Shannon Loehrke, talks with Senator Roger Chamberlain, chair of the Senate Tax Committee, and Senator Ann Rest, DFL lead on the committee, about the objectives and priorities of aligning Minnesota's tax structure with the federal changes.

Education officials often talk about large special education cross-subsidies which essentially means that there are budget shortfalls in special education funding. Schools continue to look for ways to bridge that gap, and Senator Eric Pratt, chair of the E-12 Education Policy Committee , talks with Shannon about tackling the problem.