- Dayton sticks to guns on income tax hike on top earners
Gov. Mark Dayton has no plans to capitulate on his proposal to raise income taxes on top earners to erase the state's projected $627 million deficit and provide more money for education.March 13, 2013 - Dayton's budget: What's in? What's out?
Gov. Mark Dayton says his revised budget plan will include the same spending increases for education and economic development as his original proposal from six weeks ago, but he's hinting that the $500 property tax rebate from his first plan is likely to be scrapped.March 12, 2013 - Bakk: Sales tax expansion still in the mix
The top Democrat in the Minnesota Senate says he thinks the state sales tax can still be expanded to some business transactions.March 11, 2013 - Dayton: Revised budget coming next week
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton hinted strongly Tuesday that he plans to ease up on his plan to tax transactions between businesses.March 6, 2013 - Mpls., St. Paul in line for big bucks from state for local projects
This legislative session could be a good one for Minneapolis and St. Paul: With DFLers in control at the Capitol, Minnesota's two largest cities see opportunities to get more state money for their local priorities.March 4, 2013 - Dayton mulls budget proposal tweaks after improved outlook
Gov. Mark Dayton said Monday that the state's improved financial picture will allow him to go back to the drawing board and perhaps curtail some of his tax proposals.The Daily Circuit, March 3, 2013 - Minnesota budget forecast shows smaller deficit
The February economic forecast shows a $463 million improvement from November, when the projected deficit for the next biennium was at $1.1 billion.February 28, 2013 - What to watch for in Minn. budget forecast
Minnesota's budget debate kicks into a higher gear on Thursday when state finance officials set the parameters for a process that must conclude by mid-May.February 27, 2013 - Lawmakers seek alternatives to some of Dayton's tax ideas
Reaction to Dayton's proposed re-tooling of sales taxes, income taxes and property taxes has been mostly lukewarm, even among his fellow Democrats. Some are already looking at possible options.February 21, 2013 - Mayors: Dayton budget will keep property taxes down
Mayors from St. Paul, St. Cloud and several metro area suburbs say Gov. Mark Dayton's proposed budget will help them maintain services without a property tax hike.February 20, 2013 - Do tax increases kill jobs? Minn. soon to find out
The patience of business owners is being tried more than ever, as Dayton and the Democrats who now control the Capitol mull a menu of tax increases that would primarily hit company ledgers -- just as most states are going the opposite way.February 13, 2013 - Legislators eager to parse Minn. budget bills
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton announced his two-year budget proposal nearly three weeks ago, but most of those tax and spending recommendations have not yet arrived in the House and Senate as bills.February 11, 2013 - Sales tax plan would be boon to some Minn. cities
About two dozen Minnesota cities and counties whose sales taxes piggyback on the state's would see a gusher of new money if Gov. Mark Dayton's proposed sales tax expansion prevails.January 28, 2013 - Dayton budget would boost school-based mental health funding
State lawmakers begin debate on DFL Gov. Mark Dayton's budget this week. Among the many proposals: the governor wants to double state funding for mental health programs in schools. The new money would pay for independent mental health professionals to support existing school programs.January 28, 2013 - Business fights back on Dayton's sales tax plan
Some Minnesota business leaders say the governor's sales tax proposal is a terrible idea that would hurt the state's economy.January 24, 2013
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