A member of the state Senate Transportation Committee says Minnesota will have to raise its gasoline tax to help pay for roads and bridges.
(09/10/2009)
The cuts will hit most state agencies in the budget year that begins next July, with the biggest reductions for the Revenue, Human Services and Natural Resources departments, as well as Metro Transit.
(08/14/2009)
Minnesota state agencies will spend less
on everything from office supplies to managing parks and taxes to meet Gov. Tim Pawlenty's budget-cutting target.
(07/28/2009)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty confirmed Friday that talks have begun between Minnesota and Wisconsin in settling a bill over a decades-old tax pact.
(07/10/2009)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has argued recently that manufacturers should be exempt from paying sales tax on major equipment purchases. Now, as part of his $2.7 billion deficit fix, he's going to hang on to their cash longer.
(07/06/2009)
One piece of Gov. Pawlenty's unallotment plan relies on Wisconsin agreeing to a faster payback of income tax revenue owed to Minnesota, but Wisconsin officials have not yet responded to the request.
(06/30/2009)
A two-year pay freeze for Minnesota state
workers has cleared its last hurdle, with action today by a legislative commission. The pay freeze goes into effect on Wednesday.
(06/29/2009)
Minnesota Chief Justice Eric Magnuson says the state of the judiciary right now is "OK." Magnuson says legislative budget cuts could have been much worse.
(06/26/2009)
Homeless advocates say Gov. Tim Pawlenty's plan for unallotment will hit their clients particularly hard.
(06/25/2009)
The University of Minnesota's governing body today approved a budget that will eliminate jobs on campus and hike tuition for students.
(06/24/2009)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's plan to cut the state renters' credit has some tenants worried about how they will make ends meet.
(06/22/2009)
DFL leaders in the Minnesota House and Senate say Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposed unilateral budget cuts are a misuse of power and will add too many people to the unemployment line.
(06/18/2009)
State lawmakers and interest groups are reacting to Gov. Pawlenty's plan to balance the budget on his own.
(06/17/2009)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty held a news conference where he released his unallotment plan to balance Minnesota's budget.
(06/16/2009)
Education officials admit Gov. Tim Pawlenty's cuts to their budgets could have been much worse, but they say the governor's steps will still bring negative consequences.
(06/16/2009)
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