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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER 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
REAL MONEY Fun on a Budget
We all live on tight budgets, but we still need to have some fun. A budget with no fun will be unlivable over time. Think of your budget as a diet. If your diet only consists of carrots and celery, ev...
Posted on 4/11/12 at 8:13 AM
MS SIMPLICITY Gift Giving On A Budget
So you set a budget and now you are having trouble sticking with it. You really want to do Christmas this year without more credit card debt.......I know you do and I do too. Maybe y...
Posted on 12/19/11 at 9:46 AM
Baby boomers are a budget buster
Minnesota NewsST. 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
Pawlenty to cities: How much should I cut?
Minnesota NewsST. 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
Lawmakers assign blame for budget stalemate
Minnesota NewsST. 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
Minnesota NewsST. 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
House upholds health, tax vetoes
Minnesota NewsST. 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
Minnesota NewsST. 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
Funding bills pass without full funding
Minnesota NewsST. PAUL – Minnesota legislators rushed through bills funding a bulk of the state budget Wednesday, but without fully paying.
By Don Davis and Scott Wente , May 14, 2009
Progress slow on budget solution
Minnesota NewsST. PAUL – Legislators on an education funding committee took the weekend off.
By Scott Wente , May 11, 2009
Veterans gain, farmers cut in budget bill
Minnesota NewsST. PAUL -- The Minnesota House would give veterans programs more money, but delay or eliminate some agriculture spending.
By Don Davis , April 23, 2009
Budget cuts will affect service
Minnesota NewsST. PAUL – Sue Klabo said Minnesota hospitals like the one she leads face “grave” circumstances if state policymakers make deep health-care budget cuts.
By Scott Wente , April 23, 2009
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