Monday, July 18, 2011
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
How this year's deal affects future budgets
Lawmakers are still laboring over the details of a $35.4 billion state budget deal struck last week. The deal between DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and the GOP-controlled Legislature includes $1.4 billion in accounting shifts and borrowed money. How will those one-time fixes affect future budgets?11:00 a.m.GuestsJay Kiedrowski: Senior fellow at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Keidrowski served as state finance commissioner under DFL Gov. Rudy Perpich.Tom Hanson: Associate at the law firm of Winthrop & Weinstine. Hanson served as state finance commissioner under Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty.More from MPRVideo: Budget deal explained (07/15/2011)
Aspen Ideas: Thomas Friedman on how America lost its way
Author and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival about his forthcoming book, "That Used to be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented, and How We Can Come Back." In it he describes four challenges America needs to overcome in order to return it to prosperity.12:00 p.m.More from MPRWhat is the future of renewable energy in America? (08/27/2010)Will the financial crisis spell America's decline? (07/07/2010)Thomas Friedman speaks about crowded planet (06/24/2009)Resources
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