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Minnesota Public Radio coverage of the Minnesota budget negotiations.
  • Minn. budget debate becomes more pointed
    The Republican-controlled Minnesota House and Senate began passing a series of finance bills Monday that would erase a $5 billion state budget deficit without raising taxes. GOP leaders plan to complete action on their bills by the end of the week, but most of them appear headed toward vetoes from DFL Gov. Mark Dayton.March 28, 2011
  • GOP rejects fiscal analysis of its budget plans
    Republicans in the Legislature are ignoring or foregoing fiscal analysis as they put together their plan to erase the state's $5 billion budget deficit.March 25, 2011
  • A no new taxes pledge, but GOP still finds new revenue
    Republicans say they are building a budget "based on what is in Minnesota's checking account," but they are using special revenue accounts and dedicated funds to help balance the state's budget.March 24, 2011
  • Speaking to local officials, Dayton knocks GOP cuts
    Gov. Mark Dayton told a gathering of local government officials Thursday that he's never seen a legislative session that compares to this year.March 24, 2011
  • Minn. House health panel gets an earful from targets of cuts
    The Minnesota House has a plan of its own to cut the health and human services budget. And on Wednesday, committees heard from scores of people that say they'd be hurt by the bill, which cuts $1.6 billion.March 23, 2011
  • Dayton orders more transparency from health plans
    Minnesota health plans will now be required to compete against each other to manage state-subsidized health care programs for elderly, disabled and poor Minnesotans.March 23, 2011
  • Senate GOP tax bill slashes local government aid
    Senate Republicans rolled out a tax bill Wednesday that slashes state aid to cities and counties while giving them more ability to raise local sales taxes.March 23, 2011
  • Analysis of numbers hard to see in GOP budget cuts
    Republicans in the Minnesota House are moving forward with a budget plan that they say erases the state's $5 billion projected deficit through spending reductions. But some of their proposals are sketchy on details, and Democrats say the savings may not add up.March 23, 2011
  • House GOP calls for cuts to state's workforce
    Republicans in the Minnesota House are proposing a 12 percent reduction in the state's workforce, a salary freeze for state employees and other cuts to state agencies.March 21, 2011
  • Dems question GOP numbers on human services cuts
    The bill would change how counties deliver service to the disabled and the elderly, cut rates to doctors who provide unnecessary treatments and attempt to change how the state delivers Medicaid.March 21, 2011
  • Job training a casualty in GOP jobs budget bill
    Republicans in the Minnesota House released Monday a Jobs and Economic Development budget bill that makes deep cuts to job training and uses one-time money to help balance the state's budget.March 21, 2011
  • State eyes HMO reserves to help balance budget
    Minnesota's health maintenance organizations are enjoying surging profits from managing three state health insurance programs, and that has attracted the attention of officials looking for cash to balance the state's budget.March 21, 2011
  • If cities lose LGA money, will property taxes rise?
    The governor contends that if aid to cities were cut, property taxes will go up for many. But others point to the early 1990s, when property taxes increased at the same time as a boost in LGA spending.March 21, 2011
  • Tax hikes slightly better for Minn. economy than budget cuts, experts say
    State Economist Tom Stinson says that raising taxes on high earners would be better for the economy than budget cuts. But not by much, and his theory explaining why is just that -- theoretical.March 21, 2011
  • GOP majorities lay out tax cuts, less spending in budget
    For months, Republicans have said that they can balance the budget by spending only as much as the state is already collecting in revenue, and they intend to take in even less.March 11, 2011
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