With just one week left in the session, state legislators on Monday took a first step toward solving a budget deficit created when the state Supreme Court ruled against the unilateral cuts Gov. Tim Pawlenty made last year.
(05/10/2010)
Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller join Midday from the Capitol. They will discuss the DFL's $2.8 billion plan to close the state budget deficit and preview the final week of the 2010 legislative session.
(Midday, 05/10/2010)
A bill steaming toward a vote in the
Minnesota Senate would close most of the state's $2.9 billion
budget gap with spending cuts, payment delays and possibly a tax
hike.
(05/08/2010)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty ordered state agencies
on Friday to take an inventory of their programs and identify
discretionary payments that can be put off in case of a cash crunch
after a court ruling threw budget negotiations into turmoil.
(05/07/2010)
Officials in both the governor's office and in the Legislature say a court ruling takes Gov. Pawlenty's unilateral power to cut spending off of the table until the governor reaches a deal with the Legislature to balance the budget.
(05/07/2010)
In the aftermath of a Minnesota Supreme Court court ruling against Gov. Pawlenty's 2009 budget fix, state officials say they could now face an unprecedented cash-flow crisis if anyone affected by those cuts seeks repayment.
(05/06/2010)
A Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that struck down a unilateral cut Gov. Tim Pawlenty made last year could make the Legislature's task of balancing the budget more complicated.
(05/05/2010)
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Wednesday that Gov. Tim Pawlenty overstepped his authority when he made unilateral cuts last year to balance the state's budget. Legislative leaders from both parties react to the ruling, and what it means for the state budget deficit.
(Midday, 05/05/2010)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty is proposing $536
million in spending cuts and cost shifts to eliminate a deficit as
anticipated federal aid stalls in Congress.
(05/04/2010)
Although the bill does not include many of Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposed welfare cuts, advocates for the poor and disabled say the bill does include other spending reductions that would hurt the state's most vulnerable residents.
(04/28/2010)
A Wisconsin tax deal scrapped last year
by Gov. Tim Pawlenty gets another look on Monday.
(04/19/2010)
Resuming a tax reciprocity agreement with
neighboring Minnesota would be studied under a bill before the
Wisconsin state Senate.
(04/13/2010)
A key DFL lawmaker unveiled a plan Monday to stop or delay the closure of several state facilities that serve the mentally ill and disabled.
(04/12/2010)
State finance officials say they won't need to take out short-term loans to pay the bills this spring, but borrowing could be necessary in the next fiscal year.
(04/12/2010)
State lawmakers have solved about one-third of the budget deficit, but House and Senate leaders now say the next phase of their budget fix is on hold.
(04/12/2010)
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