- Pawlenty approves budget cuts, tax credits
The governor signed a bill creating tax credits for businesses, while approving spending cuts aimed at reducing the state's budget deficit.April 1, 2010 - Budget, tax bills about to gain Pawlenty signature
Two signature bills the Minnesota Legislature sped through before a holiday break are about to become law.April 1, 2010 - $312 million in state spending cuts OK'd by Minn. House and Senate
Minnesota legislators are heading home for a weeklong break after taking action to erase about one-third of the state's nearly $1 billion budget deficit. The House and Senate passed a bill Monday that reduces state spending by $312 million.March 29, 2010 - Minn. lawmakers strive to seal partial budget fix
Standing between Minnesota lawmakers and a holiday recess is a bill to reduce state spending by $300 million.March 29, 2010 - Lawmakers trim $300M from state budget
Minnesota lawmakers have approved bills that would eliminate about one-third of the state's $1 billion budget deficit, and cut Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposed reductions to local government aid in half.March 22, 2010 - New movie wraps as lawmakers decide fate of state's Film and TV Board
A new Minnesota feature film wrapped up shooting over the weekend in the Twin Cities. "The Convincer," starring Greg Kinnear and Alan Arkin, is the latest project by Minneapolis-based Werc Werk Works. Yet even as the cameras rolled, state legislators debate the future of the state's Film and Television Board.March 22, 2010 - Health care reform helps state's budget picture
The passage of a sweeping federal health care bill will provide an almost immediate financial benefit to Minnesota, and reduce a nearly $1 billion state budget deficit.March 22, 2010 - Minn. Senate approves health plan for poor
The Democratic-led Senate has approved a compromise plan to preserve state-run health care for more than 30,000 poor Minnesotans.March 18, 2010 - Veterans fight back over funding criticism
Military veterans came out in full force at a Capitol hearing Thursday to defend Gov. Pawlenty's use of the Support Our Troops license plate fund to pay the salary of one of his office staffers.March 18, 2010 - Committees ready to cut aid to local governments
The tax committees in the Minnesota House and Senate are poised to cut $105 million in state spending.March 16, 2010 - Magnuson warns about more budget cuts for courts
The chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court says he's concerned that any additional budget cuts will hurt the state's courts.March 16, 2010 - St. Cloud State to shut down 23 programs
St. Cloud State University says state budget cuts are forcing the school to close more than 10 percent of its programs.March 15, 2010 - State's budget in hands of Supreme Court
A case that could have a big impact on the state's budget situation is now in the hands of the Minnesota Supreme Court.March 15, 2010 - Hearing Analysis
How the Minnesota Supreme court rules on the budget unallotment question hangs over current budget wrangling. A look at what's at stake in the upcoming ruling and analysis of today's arguments.Midmorning, March 15, 2010 - Pawlenty's budget power play lands in court
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's use of unallotment burnished his fiscal conservative credentials, but also sparked litigation that goes before the Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday.March 14, 2010
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