biennium
noun
bi·en·ni·um
bī-ˈe-nē-əm 
plural bienniums or biennia
bī-ˈe-nē-ə
: a period of two years
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State revenue increased by 1.7% between the 2024-2025 biennium and the 2026-2027 biennium, according to the office.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
Before the Legislature set the state’s current two-year budget, MMB estimated Minnesota would have $456 million surplus in the 2026-2027 biennium and a $6 billion deficit in 2028-2029.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
And second, state appropriations for the upcoming biennium will not be sufficient to cover basic increases in personnel costs like retirement and medical benefits.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
And a second savings program, which bars legislators from spending a portion of income and business tax receipts, will capture more than $1.3 billion in the first year of the biennium and $1.25 billion in the second, according to state analysts.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
Before the Legislature set the state’s current two-year budget, MMB estimated Minnesota would have $456 million surplus in the 2026-2027 biennium and a $6 billion deficit in 2028-2029.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
And second, state appropriations for the upcoming biennium will not be sufficient to cover basic increases in personnel costs like retirement and medical benefits.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
And a second savings program, which bars legislators from spending a portion of income and business tax receipts, will capture more than $1.3 billion in the first year of the biennium and $1.25 billion in the second, according to state analysts.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
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“Biennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biennium. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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