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
Minnesota budget future dark
Minnesota NewsST. PAUL – For 28 years, Jim Mulder has looked into his crystal ball and predicted how legislators and the governor will solve budget problems.
By Don Davis and Scott Wente , January 02, 2009
Editorial: Budget challenges offer chance for reform
I want to thank you, the residents of Rosemount and Apple Valley for the honor of representing you in the State Legislature and for all of the support I've received during this time of transition.December 26, 2008
Council approves budget for 2009
The Rosemount City Council set the 2009 budget Tuesday night. In all the city determined it will need $15.8 million dollars to meet its needs for the coming year.By Emily Zimmer , December 05, 2008
City sets preliminary budget, tax levy
Despite a rough economy the Rosemount City Council was able to keep the city’s tax levy down. The proposed 2009 levy only increased by .88 percent to be exact, said finance director Jeff May.By Emily Zimmer , September 05, 2008
Counties continue to feel sting as state continues its squeeze
Minnesota State NewsWILLMAR — State budget reductions could mean counties will have to pay for some public defenders and state prisoners.
By Carolyn Lange , June 18, 2008
Focus on Community: City does what it can to cut costs
It’s impossible not to notice the higher prices at the gas pumps. And higher food costs reinforce the message that things are tight. Everyone knows that new housing starts are down.By Kim Lindquist, Acting City Administrator , May 30, 2008
Budget talks focus on taxes
Minnesota State NewsST. PAUL – Legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Pawlenty are studying how property tax changes would affect communities across the state, a complicated and time-consuming effort that appears likely to push any legislative session-ending deal into Thursday.
By Scott Wente, Minn. Capitol Bureau , May 15, 2008
DFL prepares its own budget plan
Minnesota State NewsST. PAUL – The Democrat-controlled Legislature could today send Gov. Tim Pawlenty a budget-balancing package he has not agreed to as Minnesota lawmakers enter the final week of the legislative session.
By Scott Wente, Minn. Capitol Bureau , May 12, 2008
Pawlenty prepares for budget woes
Minnesota State NewsST. PAUL – In a sign that state budget negotiations are not going well, Gov. Tim Pawlenty is looking at ways to fix a budget deficit if he and legislative leaders cannot reach an agreement by the Legislature’s May 19 adjournment date.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , May 09, 2008
Lawmakers prefer budget polka
ST. PAUL – Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s Monday budget-balancing offer did not go as far as Democrats who control the Legislature wanted.By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , April 22, 2008
DFL leaders optimistic on budget deal
State NewsDemocratic legislative leaders say they are optimistic that their Republican colleagues and Gov. Tim Pawlenty will deliver an offer today that advances session-ending budget talks.
April 21, 2008
Lawmakers begin budget-cutting exercise
State NewsST. PAUL – Most state agencies would cut budgets 3 percent to 4 percent, money would be moved from fund to another and budget reserves would fall as Minnesota legislators try to balance the state budget.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , April 04, 2008
Legislature ready for main dish
State NewsST. PAUL – The meat of the 2008 Minnesota Legislature will be debated in the next few days.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , March 31, 2008
Pawlenty calls for spending cuts
State NewsST. PAUL – Gov. Tim Pawlenty proposes a mixture of state spending cuts, use of reserve funds and some additional tax revenue to fix a predicted state budget deficit of nearly $1 billion.
By Scott Wente, Minn. Capitol Bureau , March 10, 2008
Agreement tough on education funding needs
ST. PAUL -- Minnesotans long have made education a top priority, so much so that taxpayers have been willing to dedicate close to half of the state’s $34 billion, two-year budget to schools.By Marisa Helms , March 10, 2008
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