Minn. Senate OKs bill to raise $1.8B in new revenue

A tax bill to raise $1.8 billion in new revenue passed the Minnesota Senate on Monday night.

Two Senate Democrats changed their votes after the bill was first defeated.

The key points in the bill include:

• Raising income taxes for the top 6 percent of earners in the state;

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• Expanding the sales tax to clothing and some personal services like haircuts and oil changes;

• Lowering the sales tax rate;

• Raising taxes on cigarettes.

MPR's Tom Scheck will join The Daily Circuit to talk about the vote and where the debate on taxes will go from here.