Klobuchar repeats ‘no tax increase’ pledge

Minnesota state government will be in the hands of a DFL “trifecta” for the third time since the 2013-14 legislative session. Unlike those previous two trifectas, tax increases are not likely to result because the DFL governor-elect Amy Klobuchar says she will not sign any bill raising taxes.

Some DFL lawmakers published a “wish list” of sorts last summer calling for a variety of potentially expensive programs, including free or low-cost child care, universal health care, more money for education, energy initiatives and several others. By some estimates, they could cost billions of dollars.

“I have been clear from the very beginning that I’m not going to increase taxes given where Minnesota sits vis-a-vis the rest of the country,” Klobuchar said in an interview recorded for “At Issue with Tom Hauser.” “I’m not going to do that.”

Klobuchar says ...