As we head toward the “committee deadline” phase of the session, attention is turning to forthcoming announcements of “Budget Targets”. Budget Targets are set by the leadership of the MN House and Senate and lay out the total amount of money each legislative committee will have to spend as they decide what bills to advance into negotiations between the House, the Senate, and Governor’s office. There are many important Human Services legislative asks this session - including desperately needed investments in waiver-funded disability services.  Given those critical needs and the recent announcement of the state’s continued significant budget surplus, MN House and Senate leadership must hear from as many people as possible about the need for a large Human Services budget target.