In a sign that Minnesota's budget debate is
heating up, Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Wednesday sharply rebuked
lawmakers proposing higher taxes and spending by comparing them to
weak-willed dieters who should "push away from the table."
(03/14/2007)
Minnesota Public Radio has created the Budget Balancer, a simulation that allows you to play the role of legislator. How does it work? How was it put together?
(Midday, 03/09/2007)
The proposal disappoints several committee chairs who were hoping for more money to follow through on some of the campaign promises they made last year.
(03/08/2007)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has started using a new strategy he says will get better results for the billions the state spends on public education every year.
(03/07/2007)
A key House committee chair is proposing an income tax increase to fund Minnesota schools. Rep. Mindy Greiling, DFL-Roseville who chairs the K-12 Finance Committee, wants to raise the tax rate for upper-income Minnesotans.
(03/05/2007)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty and state lawmakers got a budget forecast that prompted both relief and disappointment on Wednesday. The state's fiscal outlook looks much the same as it did last November and so do the battles over spending that lie ahead.
(02/28/2007)
Some Minnesota lawmakers want to reward
health-conscious behavior on the go by repealing sales taxes on
milk, fruit and other nutritious items sold in vending machines.
(02/26/2007)
Money takes center stage at the state Capitol this week with the latest budget forecast due on Wednesday.
(02/26/2007)
Finance officials say tax collections were 5.5 percent below expectations in January. A fuller economic forecast for the state comes out later this month.
(02/12/2007)
Former Minnesota Republican Gov. Arne Carlson looks at the tax and spending priorities put forth by Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the DFL-controlled Legislature and explains how he'd do things differently.
(Midday, 02/06/2007)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's package of tax breaks and other benefits to military personnel and their families is a generally popular initiative, but some legislators are raising questions about the long-term cost of the plan.
(02/02/2007)
Some environmentalists say Gov. Pawlenty's budget is disappointing, but the governor gets positive review for spending on renewable energy.
(01/23/2007)
Sprinkled throughout Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposed budget are
changes that won't draw much attention from legislators. But
Minnesotans - from farmers to funeral directors and hardened
criminals to history buffs - would sure feel their impact.
(01/23/2007)
Both Democrats and Republicans say they'd like to see more done on the property tax issue.
(01/22/2007)
Under the governor's budget, all public K-12 schools would get a 2 percent funding boost per student in each of the next two years, and Pawlenty would tie some additional spending to school performance.
(01/22/2007)
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