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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Children’s health insurance bill on fast track in Congress
One of the first bills which may land on the desk of incoming President Obama may be the reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program known as SCHIP. Nearly 40,000 Minnesotans receive health insurance through SCHIP. In 2007, Minnesota … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Budget, Health Care, Taxes
Tagged Congress, federal, health insurance, SCHIP
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Children's health insurance bill on fast track in Congress
One of the first bills which may land on the desk of incoming President Obama may be the reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program known as SCHIP. Nearly 40,000 Minnesotans receive health insurance through SCHIP. In 2007, Minnesota … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Budget, Health Care, Taxes
Tagged Congress, federal, health insurance, SCHIP
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The latest from the state economist on our budget & economy
Yesterday I went to the Minnesota Budget Project’s second annual briefing on the state of the economy by our state economist, Dr. Tom Stinson. Download his powerpoint presentation here. In front of a packed audience of over 200 people, Dr. Stinson delivered … Continue reading
Posted in Economy
Tagged budget deficit, budget trends, deficit, Economy, federal economic recovery, forecast, job growth, recession, unemployment
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The latest from the state economist on our budget & economy
Yesterday I went to the Minnesota Budget Project’s second annual briefing on the state of the economy by our state economist, Dr. Tom Stinson. Download his powerpoint presentation here. In front of a packed audience of over 200 people, Dr. Stinson delivered … Continue reading
Posted in Economy
Tagged budget deficit, budget trends, deficit, Economy, federal economic recovery, forecast, job growth, recession, unemployment
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A commission with some common sense ideas
After more than a year of intensive research and discussion, the Budget Trends Study Commission released their report on how the state can improve its long-term fiscal health. It was worth waiting for. Here are some of the key findings and … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Process
Tagged budget, Budget Process, budget reserves, budget trends, forecast, spending, Taxes
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If we did it all through spending cuts…
Let me be clear. We cannot solve our budget deficit through revenue raising alone. And no one is seriously proposing that we try. Nevertheless, I still hear people seemingly dismiss the idea of raising revenues at all because by itself, … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Process, General Information
Tagged budget, budget deficit, deficit, Taxes
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When good data goes bad
For the last nine years, I’ve had the fun of putting together the Minnesota Nonprofit Economy Report for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). This unique report uses state-collected data on nonprofit employers, employment, wages and finances and analyzes it six ways … Continue reading
Another opportunity for you to talk about the impact of the state budget deficit
As the legislative session starts this week, many policymakers are talking about the importance of everyone sharing their ideas about how we should get out of this giant budget hole. In an earlier post, Katherine wrote about the web site that … Continue reading
Session begins…let’s talk targets
Maybe it seems early to be talking about targets, but if we wait too long, it will be too late to talk about them. So, let’s celebrate the start of session with a little target tutorial. Whether the state is facing a … Continue reading
Session begins…let's talk targets
Maybe it seems early to be talking about targets, but if we wait too long, it will be too late to talk about them. So, let’s celebrate the start of session with a little target tutorial. Whether the state is facing a … Continue reading
