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Minnesota Public Radio coverage of the Minnesota budget negotiations.
  • Lower enrollment means lower funding for schools
    School enrollment keeps falling in Minnesota, and with it schools will have to do with fewer dollars from the state.December 26, 2008
  • Higher education takes a big hit in governor's budget
    Gov. Tim Pawlenty's budget cuts protected K-12 education, but Minnesota's higher education system took a big hit.December 19, 2008
  • Pawlenty announces short-term budget cuts
    Governor Tim Pawlenty says he will reduce state aid payments to cities and counties by $110 million to help solve a short-term budget problem. Pawlenty outlined a plan Friday to cut $271 million in state spending and empty the budget reserve of $155 million.December 19, 2008
  • The cuts to come
    As Governor Pawlenty outlines his priorities for budget cuts to make up a short-term $426 million budget shortfall, legislative leaders fine-tune their own approaches to the budget crisis.Midday, December 19, 2008
  • Pawlenty to announce cuts to budget
    Governor Tim Pawlenty will announce on Friday his plan for solving a $426 million deficit in the current state budget.December 18, 2008
  • Schools already cutting budgets, ahead of state action
    Schools aren't waiting for possible cuts from the state to slash their own budgets.December 18, 2008
  • City budget pinch squeezing Duluth zoo
    Duluth continues to struggle with budget problems, and now the public housing for the polar bear, primates and other critters at the city zoo may be at risk.December 15, 2008
  • State budget cuts could begin by the end of the week
    Gov. Tim Pawlenty's top budget adviser says spending cuts totaling $231 million could begin by the end of the week to address the state's short-term budget problem.December 15, 2008
  • Legislators to address short-term budget deficit
    State lawmakers will hear today from the government departments and higher education institutions likely to be targeted for budget cuts in the coming weeks.December 15, 2008
  • Where to make the deepest cuts
    State lawmakers must decide where to cut to make up a short-term deficit of more than $426-million dollars, and funding for state departments, local governments, and higher education institutions are on the chopping block.Midday, December 15, 2008
  • Minneapolis closes budget year on strained note
    The Minneapolis City Council meets Friday for the last time this year. Before council members take a holiday break, they will vote on the 2009 budget and a hiring freeze. Both measures have either been shaped by, or made necessary because of local and national financial woes.December 12, 2008
  • Mayors: December cuts in state aid would be disastrous
    City officials from throughout Minnesota converged on the Capitol today to demand their state funding be spared from budget cuts. They say they want to do their part to help, but the timing of the cuts would mean financial disaster.December 10, 2008
  • Minn. economist sees even larger near-term deficit
    State economist Tom Stinson is telling lawmakers to expect Minnesota's short-term budget hole to grow by $30 million to $70 million, on top of the $426 million already projected.December 10, 2008
  • The big job ahead
    Governor Tim Pawlenty and Minnesota legislative leaders face an historic budget situation. They need to agree on measures that will fix a $5.2 million shortfall for the current and coming bienniums.Midday, December 9, 2008
  • The $5 billion dilemma
    State lawmakers are searching for solutions to a projected state budget deficit of $5.2 billion. They are facing both short-term and long-term cuts to address shortfalls in the current and coming bienniums.Midday, December 8, 2008
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