Stunned, disappointed and hoping it doesn't get worse. Those are some of the reactions from health care providers and advocates who face deep cuts in Gov. Dayton's proposed budget.
(02/16/2011)
Minnesotans have had some time to think about Gov. Mark Dayton's budget proposal, which would rely in part on higher taxes for the state's wealthiest residents to erase a projected $6.2 billion budget deficit.
(02/16/2011)
While Gov. Dayton and Republican leaders traveled across Minnesota Wednesday to pitch their visions of how to solve the state budget deficit, House and Senate committees took aim at Dayton's plan to raise taxes on the state's wealthiest residents.
(02/16/2011)
Gov. Mark Dayton's budget proposal reduces the funding Minnesota's public colleges were expecting to get in the next two years by $153 million.
(02/16/2011)
Gov. Mark Dayton proposed a budget plan yesterday that is dramatically different from the ideas put forward by Republican lawmakers. They'll try to reach a deal by the end of session in May.
(02/16/2011)
The governor proposes raising the Medical Assistance surcharge for nursing homes by $635 dollars per bed. He says nursing homes would be able to recoup those taxes through higher reimbursement payments that will flow in from the federal government.
(02/16/2011)
Gov. Mark Dayton's budget proposal includes a small increase for K-12 education. Most of that new money would be spent on increasing the number of children enrolled in all-day kindergarten.
(02/15/2011)
Minnesota cities and counties encouraged by Gov. Mark Dayton's budget plan to restore funding for local-government aid might want to hold off on the celebrations.
(02/15/2011)
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says even with an 11 percent reduction in funding, it will be able to make progress on key issues under Gov. Mark Dayton's budget proposal.
(02/15/2011)
An explanation of the highlights in Mark Dayton's budget proposal released Tuesday in St. Paul.
(02/15/2011)
Long-term care providers would have their payment rates reduced as part of Gov. Mark Dayton's budget plan.
(02/15/2011)
Gov. Mark Dayton is proposing far more tax increases than spending cuts in his plan for erasing a projected $6.2 billion state budget deficit. The Democratic governor's plan sets up a sharp conflict with Republicans, who say the budget should be balanced exclusively by cutting government spending.
(02/15/2011)
An official who has seen Gov. Mark Dayton's budget says the governor will not cut any funding to local government aid in his budget plan.
(02/15/2011)
Given the size of the budget shortfall, however, any solution to the deficit is likely to painful. And economists say the available options --cutting spending or raising taxes - likely will cost jobs, not create them.
(02/14/2011)
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has swiftly
vetoed a GOP-crafted budget bill cutting $900 million from the state's budget deficit.
(02/10/2011)
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