Demuth plans to cut $1 billion from Minnesota’s budget, refrains from denouncing tariffs

By: Michelle Griffith

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: August 25, 2026

Words: 721

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Republican nominee for governor Lisa Demuth said that if elected in November, she would direct her administration to “find $1 billion in savings across all agencies,” in an effort to make life more affordable for Minnesotans, but she refrained from denouncing the Trump administration’s burgeoning trade war with Canada that’s expected to drive up costs.

Demuth on Tuesday released an affordability agenda, which largely focused on rooting out fraud in Minnesota’s social safety …

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