BUDGET
Capitol, floods, veterans, disaster bills end 2013 legislative session
By Don Davis The Minnesota Legislature ended a historic 2013 session seconds before midnight Monday after voting to renovate the state Capitol building, help communities fight floods, give veterans...
Posted on 5/21/13 at 1:16 AM
ISD 196 plans focus groups to discuss budget cuts
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools has scheduled focus group meetings for Feb. 16 and 18 to get reaction to budget adjustment recommendations for 2010-11 which will be presented to the School Board Feb. 8.February 01, 2010
State shifts add more budget challenges
Even as Independent School District 196 is looking at making more than $15 million in budget cuts for next year a decision by the state to delay some aid payments could make things even more complicated. The Minnesota Management and Budget department on Tuesday told schools the state will delay $423 million of payments to them this year so the state can pay its bills.By Nathan Hansen , January 30, 2010
2010 budget means lower taxes for most
The Rosemount City Council approved its 2010 budget Tuesday night. And for most of Rosemount’s residents that means less in taxes for the year.By Emily Zimmer , December 04, 2009
District 196 budget gets a clean bill of health from auditors
Following a yearly audit of the 2008-09 comprehensive financial report, School District 196’s financial records of School District 196 are considered in good standing condition.By Brian Hall , November 15, 2009
Baby boomers are a budget buster
ST. PAUL -- Baby boomers are beginning to retire, and their need for more health care is a main reason Minnesota's state budget looks bleak for years to come.
By Don Davis , October 20, 2009
Board fixes $2.5 million budget glitch
Even when dealing with a $290-plus million expenditure budget, the loss of $2.5 million would certainly raise some questions.By Brian Hall , August 28, 2009
Chief justice finds no good solutions for funding
Minnesota NewsWILLMAR — The state’s budget issues create a challenge for which there are no good solutions, only what Minnesota Chief Justice Eric Magnuson calls the “least bad” solutions.
By Gretchen Schlosser , July 27, 2009
Union has budget ideas of its own
Minnesota NewsST. PAUL – Gov. Tim Pawlenty would not need to cut budgets so deeply if he would listen to a state union's ideas, the organization's executive director says.
By Don Davis , June 18, 2009
Pawlenty to cities: How much should I cut?
ST. PAUL – Gov. Tim Pawlenty said small cities will be protected when he cuts spending to balance the state budget, but he wants other cities and counties to say how much state aid they can live without.
By Scott Wente , May 22, 2009
Gov.’s move changes balance of power
Minnesota NewsGov. Tim Pawlenty left Democrats sputtering when he vowed to balance the state budget on his own, without the Minnesota Legislature.
By Martiga Lohn , May 21, 2009
Lawmakers assign blame for budget stalemate
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota lawmakers agree the whopping budget deficit they faced this legislative session was no surprise, but point fingers across the political aisle when assigning blame for lack of a budget deal.
By Scott Wente , May 19, 2009
Shouting ends deficit session
ST. PAUL – Shouting matches ended the 2009 Minnesota legislative session early Tuesday as lawmakers struggled to balance the state budget.
By Don Davis , May 19, 2009
Pawlenty trims public works bill
Minnesota NewsST. PAUL – Flood prevention and recovery projects will be fully funded, but Gov. Tim Pawlenty trimmed a public works funding bill, saying legislators want to spend too much.
By Don Davis , May 18, 2009
House upholds health, tax vetoes
ST. PAUL – Money talk became emotional Sunday as Minnesota representatives sustained two vetoes -- one that ends a health program for the state's poorest and sickest residents and the other that would have raised taxes $1 billion.
By Don Davis , May 18, 2009
Pawlenty starts cutting budget himself
ST. PAUL – Gov. Tim Pawlenty has started his quest to cut billions of dollars from state government spending if budget negotiations fail in the legislative session's final four days.
By Don Davis and Scott Wente , May 15, 2009
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