So much got done this legislative session, some of it good (like increasing local government aid, a bonding bill, and a relaunch of the state’s successful historic tax credit program) and some not-so-good (like burdensome new mandates on businesses, $10 billion in new taxes, and a state government that will grow nearly 40% fatter).
It was almost shocking then — and certainly disappointing — that sports betting didn’t get taken care of yet again this year. In spite of its popularity and broad support, lawmakers failed to add Minnesota to the now more than 30 states that have legalized sports betting since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2018 opened it to all states, not just Nevada.
