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Monthly Archives: April 2009
What’s happening with MOEs this session?
At the end of the 2008 Legislative Session, we blogged about a last-minute change to the omnibus tax bill that had set off a flurry of activity and interest in maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements. MOEs are state requirements that local … Continue reading
What's happening with MOEs this session?
At the end of the 2008 Legislative Session, we blogged about a last-minute change to the omnibus tax bill that had set off a flurry of activity and interest in maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements. MOEs are state requirements that local … Continue reading
Will state budget negotiations move into the light?
The House and Senate have revived the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy to create a common space to work out big picture legislative issues. So far this session, the Commission has been the prime venue for the legislature to coordinate with … Continue reading
Congressional Dems reach tentative federal budget deal
Congressional Democrats and senior Obama administration officials have reached a tentative agreement on the President’s $3.5 trillion proposed budget according to a story in last Friday’s Washington Post. The House-passed budget resolution cut $7 billion from the President’s request for … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Budget
Tagged Budget Process, cap and trade, Federal Budget, Taxes
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Useful resources as conference committees get started
The House and Senate have been passing omnibus bills galore over the last several days. And that means it’s time to appoint conference committees to reconcile the differences between the two bodies. The House and Senate will each appoint 5 members to … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Process
Tagged budget deficit, Budget Process, budget proposal, conference committees, targets
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House and Senate have released HHS proposals
Both the House and Senate Health and Human Services omnibus proposals have now been released. The House bill language and spreadsheet that have been posted on the committee website (look under “Committee Documents”). The Senate does not appear to have the bill … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Proposals
Tagged Budget Process, budget proposal, Health Care, health insurance, human services
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Senate tax bill does not include digital downloads
Thanks to a blog reader for catching an error in my post on the Senate omnibus tax bill – the Senate omnibus tax bill does not include a tax on digital downloads of music, videos, etc (itunes). The House omnibus … Continue reading
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Senate tax bill takes a different approach towards restoring fairness to the tax system
On Tuesday the Senate tax committee released its tax omnibus bill and the House tax committee passed theirs. The House bill wipes the tax expenditure slate mostly clean, raises alcohol and cigarette taxes, cuts taxes for some businesses and increases the income tax … Continue reading
Posted in Taxes
Tagged budget, income tax, interest tax, minnesota, progressive, regressive, renters credit, senate, surcharge, tax
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Minnesota nonprofits weigh in on federal budget conference report
One-hundred and six Minnesota nonprofits signed on to an April 21 letter sent by the Minnesota Budget Project to the Minnesota Congressional delegation urging support for a federal budget that provides adequate funding for domestic priorities. The so-called “domestic discretionary” portion … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Budget
Tagged budget resolution, discretionary spending, EITC, Federal Budget, Taxes
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Earth Day is a good day to get to know cap-and-trade policy
What’s cap-and-trade? Well, cap-and-trade policies set a limit or “cap” on the total amount of greenhouse gases that businesses are allowed to emit, essentially creating a new commodity by distributing allowances for polluting. Cap-and-trade policies are getting attention at both … Continue reading
Posted in cap and trade
Tagged cap and trade, climate rebate, emissions, greenhouse gas
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