Walz Plan Spends Billions for Businesses, Workers and Environment

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Minnesota Gov.

Tim Walz unveiled an economic development plan Thursday that includes a paid family leave program, higher pay for health care aides, and a goal of going carbon-free by 2040, the Star Tribune reports.

"We're doubling down on our workforce," the DFL governor says.

"We're doubling down on our global partnerships that make a difference."

The plan includes $669 million to start a paid family and medical leave program that would allow several weeks of time off to tend to serious health problems or provide care to a relative, including a new child.

He also wants to go carbon-free by 2040, in part by building out electric vehicle infrastructure, encouraging solar power, and helping people weatherize their homes.

The total cost of those initiatives would be nearly $458 million over the next two years.

"No state has tried to do that," says Steve Grove, commissioner of the state Department of Employment and Economic Development.

"We believe with the surplus, you can both begin tax collection and begin benefit payments simultaneously."

The plan also includes $275 million for a border-to-border broadband program, $1,000 recruiting and retention benefits for some high-strain areas, and nearly $64 million to improve the environment, including restoring 6,000 acres of grasslands and wetlands

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