Political Leaders Address the Revenue Forecast (2018)

Management and Budget Commission Myron Franz and State Economist Laura Kalambokidis met with reporters and announced a modest budget surplus of $329 million this biennium and $353 million for 2019-20. The important fact is there is no incorporation of inflation on the...

2018 Revenue Forecast (February)

The Office of Management and Budget has released its figures for 2018-19 and 2019-20 as being slightly up. There is a projected surplus for the remaining portion of this biennium of $329 million and an additional $353 million in the following biennium 2020-21. This...

2018 St Paul Reception

Tonight, Mayor Melvin Carter III (DFL-St Paul) is hosting an event with Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold and the St Paul legislative delegation at the Minnesota Science Museum 5-7:30 pm. This is becoming an annual event and Carter and Deputy Mayor Jamie Tincher have...

Accessing the 2018 Revenue Forecast

The Revenue Forecast is set for release at 9:15 am on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. The Office of Management and Budget will only be releasing the amount at that time, then have a press conference to announce the details at 12:15 pm. As we often do we have been...

Do Republicans Want to Make Minnesota, Illinois?

We attended the Transportation and Regional Governance Policy Committee Chaired by Rep Linda Runbeck (R-38A, Circle Pines) to listen to a presentation of a report by the MN Department of Transportation on the Minnesota Tolling Study Report. This study involves an...