ROCHESTER, Minn. – President Biden’s college loan forgiveness plan has Republicans over a barrel. Among them: State Senator Carla Nelson, R-Rochester. Nelson, an influential veteran senator, believes Biden has overreached his executive authority with the forgiveness plan, but she recognizes the plan is popular. Nelson and State Representative Paul Marquart, D-Dilworth, who chairs the House taxes committee, are pressing Governor Tim Walz to call a special session of the Legislative to exempt college loan forgiveness state tax law.
Nelson. First elected to State Senate in 2010. In House 2003 0005.
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Nelson: “We know students need relief from their tax burdens for student loans. We know higher education costs have been increasing. But we know Minnesotans across the board need tax relief as well.”