Big debates remain on higher education.
The House proposes using money from a tobacco endowment for the University of Minnesota medical school and other health initiatives. The big differences in the House and Senate bills mean it's still too early to predict how this issue will be settled. On the money issue, the biggest problem is how to divide the resources in a way that is fair to rural, urban and suburban districts. In addition, the Republicans said they will propose a cut in the state health-care tax and offer a plan for reducing the income tax bite on capital gains. Senate Democrats have not made public their tax plan, but are expected to do so by the end of this week.