MPR News reports…

The state of Minnesota is expected to have a budget surplus of $1.513 billion over the next two years, the state’s budget office predicted Thursday.

This is an increase from the $1.3 billion surplus that was predicted in December.

They include info on Governor’s expected plan for the surplus…

Walz intends to release a supplemental budget around March 10. Among other items, he has said his plan would include millions of dollars in spending recommendations for broadband expansion grants, disaster response, increased rape-kit testing and farm safety initiatives.

Things seems positive but the story also talks a lot about unpredictable impact of the coronavirus, which is the reminder of all of the moving pieces in the legislature.