Calling for shared sacrifice from those who have benefited the most during the last sixteen years Governor Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) put forward $37.09 billion budget for 2012-13. His budget contains $2.405 billion in cuts of which 60.49% is contained in keeping in place...
We are not saying it is easy, but dealing the projected budget shortfall for fiscal year 2004-05 using simple math shows a reduction of a significant portion. Interestingly enough the reasons for a large part of the deficit are the changes in tax law last legislative...
Today, at 10:00 AM Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) brought forward his proposed solution to address the budget shortfall of 2003. He acknowledged the pain and shared sacrifice required from all Minnesotan’s, but expressed his feeling of optimism the people of this state...
The statewide teachers union, Education Minnesota was something we felt warranted coverage all throughout the legislative session and we documented a number of stories about their activities. Based on that it was not surprising to see that the organization spent...
Governor Jesse Ventura (I) to his credit may have accomplished something proposed nearly 10 years ago by Governor Arne Carlson (R-MN). That is the restructuring of the tax system. The questions are how will this affect the funding of state government in the long run?...
