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Chart: where Minnesota's budget surplus went
Minnesota Budget Bites After more than a decade of frequent budget deficits, a state budget surplus opened up the opportunity for different kinds of conversations in the 2014 Legislative Session.The...
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Minnesota's budget process, explained
When Minnesota’s final economic forecast numbers were released Friday, projecting a $1.86 billion budget surplus, it set in place the final piece for lawmakers to start crafting a $40 billion two-year...
View ArticleHouse GOP proposal sets up showdown with Dayton over budget
In outlining their proposed $39.9 billion state budget for the next two years, Minnesota House Republicans answered one obvious question Tuesday: How do you cut taxes by $2 billion while increasing...
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New report shows Minnesota is half way towards budget reserve goal
Minnesota Budget Bites CC/Flickr/Ryan HydeSimilar to the way a family might have a savings account for emergency expenses or to weather a job loss, Minnesota keeps a budget reserve so that when a...
View ArticleMinnesota's budget surplus shrinks to $900 million
Minnesota lawmakers are already tempering expectations. On Friday, Minnesota budget officials downgraded the state’s projected surplus for the next two years to $900 million, more than $300 million...
View ArticleDayton’s surplus-spending plan centers on tax reform, equity, broadband and...
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View ArticleLegislators should invest in proven, local education partnerships
When assessing whether public initiatives and other communty interventions are having a measurable effect on social and economic indicators, tough-minded policy analysts often ask: “Are we moving the...
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Gov. Carlson clarifies light rail legacy
MinnPost file photo by James NordFormer Gov. Arne CarlsonIn the process of attempting to sell the notion that deal-making is a legislative virtue, particularly in the current battle over funding for a...
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The February budget forecast sets the terms for the debate at the Minnesota...
Greta Kaul .mp .chart {margin-bottom: 0;} .mp .credit {margin: 0; padding; 0;}Twice a year, Minnesota Management and Budget officials put their heads together to make a state budget forecast, which...
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With all three budget proposals out, the stage is set for the Legislature’s...
.mp .chart {height: 300px;} .mp .breakdown-chart {height: 200px;}This year in St. Paul, lawmakers must find an answer to a $45 billion question.That figure is roughly what it costs to run the state of...
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Legislators blow another deadline
Briana BierschbachJust before a midnight deadline to adjourn the 2017 Minnesota legislative session on Monday, top Republican leaders in the Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton struck a tentative deal on...
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Minnesota's projected budget deficit is already souring expectations for the...
Briana BierschbachThe blame game from politicians was familiar. And entirely expected. Just one year after having a $1.6 billion surplus, budget officials broke the news Tuesday morning that Minnesota...
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