When Gov. Mark Dayton unveiled a two-year budget plan last month, he said his proposal to keep funding for local government aid at $3.5 billion would prevent state-forced increases in local property taxes.
(03/09/2011)
A key part of Gov. Mark Dayton's plan to balance Minnesota's budget is a provision designed to collect state income taxes from snowbirds -- people who flee the state in the winter for warmer weather elsewhere.
(03/08/2011)
Faced with a need to make important government budget decisions, Minnesotans say they would rather reform the way education, health care and social programs work than simply reduce spending on them.
(03/07/2011)
Gov. Mark Dayton called the House and Senate votes political game-playing as he tussles with Republicans over how to fix the state's $5 billion budget shortfall.
(03/03/2011)
Members of the Senate Taxes Committee heard testimony from supporters and opponents of the measure Wednesday.
Several companies, including Best Buy, argue the tax is needed for a level playing field.
(03/02/2011)
Now that the state's budget forecast shows Minnesota with a $5 billion deficit for the next two years, Gov. Mark Dayton and state lawmakers will sharpen their talking points to make their case to the general public.
(03/01/2011)
The smaller deficit prompted DFL Gov. Mark Dayton to back off one of his proposed tax increases, but there's still a wide divide between Dayton and Republican legislative leaders over how best to erase the remaining red ink.
(02/28/2011)
Gov. Mark Dayton said Monday he will restore proposed cuts to nursing homes and eliminate a temporary surcharge on the state's wealthiest after a new budget forecast showed the state's deficit should shrink by $1 billion.
(02/28/2011)
Republicans in the Minnesota Senate have
put in writing what they've been saying publicly about Gov. Mark
Dayton's budget plan: They don't like it and won't go along with
his call for higher state taxes.
(02/24/2011)
Republicans in the Minnesota House and Senate say Gov. Mark Dayton's plan to raise income taxes on Minnesota's top earners will encourage those wealthier Minnesotans move to states with lower taxes. But a new report from New Jersey says higher taxes had little effect on who chose to live in the state.
(02/24/2011)
Minnesota mayors are looking for a budget compromise between Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders that would protect state aid to cities.
(02/23/2011)
Gov. Mark Dayton says he intends to restore some of the funding he's proposed to cut from nursing homes and home health agencies if the state's economic picture improves.
(02/22/2011)
Gov. Mark Dayton has proposed a state budget that relies heavily on tax increases on the wealthy to close a projected $6.2 billion budget deficit.
We asked sources in our Public Insight Network who would be affected by Dayton's proposed tax increases for their reaction.
(02/16/2011)
Some of the opponents of Gov. Dayton's tax plan argue that raising taxes on the rich will drive jobs out of Minnesota.
Economist Laura Kalambokidis discussed the issue with All Things Considered's Tom Crann on Wednesday.
(02/16/2011)
Michael Schaffer, a certified public accountant, discussed how the proposed tax increases would impact Minnesotans during an interview with All Things Considered on Wednesday.
(02/16/2011)
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