Entenza releases more details of budget plan

Posted at 12:52 PM on July 22, 2010 by Mike Mulcahy
Filed under: Campaign 2010, Campaign 2010: Minnesota Governor

The Matt Entenza for governor campaign has released an outline of the DFLer's plan to close the projected $5.8 billion dollar shortfall in the next biennium.

Entenza says he'll tackle roughly a third of the problem by raising revenue, a third by cutting spending and a third by deferring state spending.

For the spending cuts Entenza would rely heavily on a roadmap commissioned last year by some of the state's top foundations: the Bush Foundation, the Minneapolis Foundation, the Northwest Area Foundation, the Minnesota Community Foundation, and the Saint Paul Foundation.

He says enacting some of the recommendations could save billions over the next few years while still delivering services.

MPR talked to Peter Hutchinson of the Bush Foundation about the health care section of the report this week.

Entenza also wants to explore its recommendations on local governments, special education and family services.

You can read Entenza's plan here.

Earlier this week Margaret Anderson Kelliher released her own budget outline, which also uses elements of the foundation plan.

Mark Dayton has had his plan on his website for some time.

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