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Monthly Archives: January 2009
What would happen to affordable housing opportunities under the Governor’s budget
A couple of days ago, attending the House Housing Finance committee, I learned more of the details behind the Governor’s budget proposal when it comes to state housing programs. Bottom line: There will be fewer state-funded affordable housing opportunities thanks … Continue reading
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Tagged affordable housing, budget, budget deficit, Budget Process, MHFA
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What would happen to affordable housing opportunities under the Governor's budget
A couple of days ago, attending the House Housing Finance committee, I learned more of the details behind the Governor’s budget proposal when it comes to state housing programs. Bottom line: There will be fewer state-funded affordable housing opportunities thanks … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Proposals
Tagged affordable housing, budget, budget deficit, Budget Process, MHFA
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Impact of federal economic recovery bill on Minnesota
On Jan. 28, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act by a vote of 244 to 188. Among Minnesota’s delegation, Representatives Keith Ellison, Betty McCollum, Jim Oberstar and Tim Walz voted for the bill. Representatives … Continue reading
A quick look at some big budget numbers
Cutting $4.8 billion from a budget can be a little messy. While we’ll be having some more detailed analysis in the coming days, I thought I’d start with some overall numbers to give you a picture of how the Governor’s … Continue reading
Governor’s budget cuts Renters’ Credit
The Governor’s budget raises some serious concerns about its impact on struggling Minnesotans and the fairness of our tax system. The Renters’ Credit provides a tax refund to nearly 274,000 low- and moderate-income Minnesota households whose property taxes make up … Continue reading
Governor's budget cuts Renters' Credit
The Governor’s budget raises some serious concerns about its impact on struggling Minnesotans and the fairness of our tax system. The Renters’ Credit provides a tax refund to nearly 274,000 low- and moderate-income Minnesota households whose property taxes make up … Continue reading
Governor’s budget would hit Minnesota families hard
The Governor’s budget proposal, released this afternoon, lists his top three priorities as enhancing our job climate, improving K-12 education and protecting state public safety programs. Unfortunately, many of his proposals will cut the ground out from beneath families struggling … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Process, Economy
Tagged budget, budget deficit, Budget Process, budget proposal, business taxes, deficit, Economy, finance, Health Care, low-income, medicaid, Pawlenty, Taxes
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Governor's budget would hit Minnesota families hard
The Governor’s budget proposal, released this afternoon, lists his top three priorities as enhancing our job climate, improving K-12 education and protecting state public safety programs. Unfortunately, many of his proposals will cut the ground out from beneath families struggling … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Process, Economy
Tagged budget, budget deficit, Budget Process, budget proposal, business taxes, deficit, Economy, finance, Health Care, low-income, medicaid, Pawlenty, Taxes
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Governor’s budget recommendations are online
Budget recommendations for each agency are available at http://www.finance.state.mn.us/gov-rec. The Governor’s presentation slides are also available online. We’ll provide some analysis later this afternoon. -Christina Wessel
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Governor's budget recommendations are online
Budget recommendations for each agency are available at http://www.finance.state.mn.us/gov-rec. The Governor’s presentation slides are also available online. We’ll provide some analysis later this afternoon. -Christina Wessel
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