Minnesota Legislature: Taxes & Finance



Pay freeze approved for state employees

A two-year pay freeze for Minnesota state workers has cleared its last hurdle, with action today by a legislative commission. The pay freeze goes into effect on Wednesday. (06/29/2009)

Chief justice: Budget cuts could have been worse, but still hurt

Minnesota Chief Justice Eric Magnuson says the state of the judiciary right now is "OK." Magnuson says legislative budget cuts could have been much worse. (06/26/2009)

Advocates say budget cuts target most vulnerable

Homeless advocates say Gov. Tim Pawlenty's plan for unallotment will hit their clients particularly hard. (06/25/2009)

U of M regents approve job cuts, alcohol ban

The University of Minnesota's governing body today approved a budget that will eliminate jobs on campus and hike tuition for students. (06/24/2009)

Low-income renters worry about Pawlenty's credit cut

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's plan to cut the state renters' credit has some tenants worried about how they will make ends meet. (06/22/2009)

DFL leaders call Pawlenty's unallotment a 'misuse of power'

DFL leaders in the Minnesota House and Senate say Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposed unilateral budget cuts are a misuse of power and will add too many people to the unemployment line. (06/18/2009)

Pawlenty's unallotment plan draws concern from lawmakers

State lawmakers and interest groups are reacting to Gov. Pawlenty's plan to balance the budget on his own. (06/17/2009)

Smaller cuts still a problem for educators

Education officials admit Gov. Tim Pawlenty's cuts to their budgets could have been much worse, but they say the governor's steps will still bring negative consequences. (06/16/2009)

Unallotment: Reaction to Gov. Pawlenty's budget cuts

In an effort to close the state's budget gap, Gov. Pawlenty has announced his intentions to cut $300 million in local government aid and $236 in health and human services spending, as part of a total of $2.7 billion in cuts. (Midmorning, 06/16/2009)

Local governments, human services take brunt of budget cuts

Gov. Tim Pawlenty has released his plan to erase a $2.7 billion budget deficit, with local governments and state subsidized health care programs taking significant hits. (06/16/2009)

Pawlenty set to release his list of budget cuts

Gov. Pawlenty will announce Tuesday afternoon exactly where he intends to cut spending to balance the state's budget. (06/15/2009)

U of M budget: Tuition stable, staff layoffs looming

There is good news and bad news in the proposed budget for the University of Minnesota: Good news for students who will see minimal tuition increases. Bad news for staff, who are facing job cuts. (06/12/2009)

Minnesota House Speaker on key issues

Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher joins Midday to talk about the state's budget deficit, the unallotment process, her leadership of the just concluded 2009 legislative session, and a possible run for governor. (Midday, 06/04/2009)

Stage set for Pawlenty's solo budget cutting

The state's top finance official started the unallotment process today by notifying Gov. Pawlenty that conditions exist for the governor to balance the budget on his own. (06/04/2009)

Minn. public takes crack at fixing deficit

Minnesotans are looking everywhere from liquor sales on Sunday to racetrack gambling to bring more money into the state budget. Others want to save on items as big as entire government programs and as small as printing fewer legislative directories. (05/28/2009)

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