Legislative leaders will be holding hearings statewide on the Governor’s proposed budget to solicit input from citizens

Thursday, Feb. 19:
Mankato: 6 p.m. at the Mankato Intergovernmental Center, Mankato River Room, 10 Civic Center Plaza, Mankato.
Rochester: 6 p.m. at the Rochester Community and Technical College, Heintz Center Commons Area, 851 30th Ave. S.E., Rochester.
St. Cloud: 6 p.m. at the St. Cloud City Hall Council Chambers, 400 2nd St. S., St. Cloud.
Willmar: 6 p.m. at Kennedy Elementary School, 824 7th St. S.W., Willmar.

Friday, Feb. 20:
Albert Lea: 10 a.m. at the Albert Lea City Hall Council Chambers, 221 E. Clark St., Albert Lea.
Winona: 3:30 p.m. at the Winona City Hall Council Chambers, 207 Lafayette, Winona.
Marshall: 2:30 p.m. at the Southwest Minnesota State University Lecture Hall, 1501 State St., Marshall.
Worthington: 10:30 a.m. at the Worthington City Hall Council Chambers, 303 Ninth St., Worthington.
Little Falls: 9:30 a.m. at the Morrison County Government Center, Garden Level Meeting Room, 213 1st Ave. S.E., Little Falls.
Alexandria: 2 p.m. at Alexandria City Hall, 704 Broadway, Alexandria
Duluth: 9:30 a.m. at the Duluth City Hall Council Chambers, 411 W. 1st St., Duluth
Virginia: 1:30 p.m. at Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Small Auditorium,1001 Chestnut St. W., Virginia.
Brainerd: 10:30 a.m. at Washington Educational Services Building, Boardroom, 804 Oak St., Brainerd.
Bemidji: 3:30 p.m. at Bemidji State University, American Indian Resource Center Gathering Place, 1620 Birchmont Dr., Bemidji.

Monday, February 23
Woodbury: 6:00 p.m. at Central Park Amphitheater, 8595 Central Park Place

Tuesday, February 24
Bloomington: 7:00 p.m. at Bloomington City Hall, 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd
Minneapolis: 6:00 p.m. at Minneapolis Park Board, 2117 West River Road

Wednesday, February 25
Burnsville: 7:30 p.m. at Fairview Ridges Hospital, 201 E. Nicollet Blvd
White Bear Lake: 6:30 p.m. at White Bear Lake High School - South Campus, 3551 McKnight Rd N

Thursday, February 26
St. Paul: 6:00 p.m. at West Minnehaha Rec. Center in Frogtown, 685 Minnehaha Ave W
Plymouth: 7:00 p.m. at Plymouth City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Blvd.
Coon Rapids” 7:00 p.m. at Coon Rapids City Hall, 11155 Robinson Drive
Forest Lake: TBD

Committee Deadlines Approved
March 27 at 8 p.m., 1st deadline - committees act favorably on bills in the House of origin;
April 7 at 11:59 p.m., 2nd deadline - committees act favorably on bills, or companion of bills, that met the first deadline in the other body;
April 16, divisions of House and Senate finance committees act favorably on omnibus appropriation bills;
April 22, House and Senate finance and taxes committees, and the House Ways and Means Committee, act favorably on omnibus appropriation and tax bills; and
May 7, conference committees on omnibus appropriations and tax bills must report bills to the floor.

In addition, House and Senate leaders said it is their intention to send all budget, finance and tax bills to the Governor by May 12 – six days before the Legislature must adjourn according to the state constitution.