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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Lawsuit filed over Governor’s unallotment actions
We’ve all been expecting it – a lawsuit has been filed to seek a temporary injunction to prevent the implementation of cuts made by the Governor through the unallotment process. The lawsuit, filed by Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance on behalf of … Continue reading
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Tagged lawsuit, mid-minnesota legal assistance, renters credit, unallotment
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Lawsuit filed over Governor's unallotment actions
We’ve all been expecting it – a lawsuit has been filed to seek a temporary injunction to prevent the implementation of cuts made by the Governor through the unallotment process. The lawsuit, filed by Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance on behalf of … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Process
Tagged lawsuit, mid-minnesota legal assistance, renters credit, unallotment
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Friday’s data covers only a sliver of the Economic Recovery Act’s impact
Data to be released on Friday, October 30, about jobs created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will only cover a small portion of the economic activity generated by that legislation. It’s important to understand what’s included in … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Budget
Tagged ARRA, budget deficit, Economic Recovery Act, stimulus, unemployment
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Friday's data covers only a sliver of the Economic Recovery Act's impact
Data to be released on Friday, October 30, about jobs created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will only cover a small portion of the economic activity generated by that legislation. It’s important to understand what’s included in … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Budget
Tagged ARRA, budget deficit, Economic Recovery Act, stimulus, unemployment
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Congress set to debate health care reform; Senate bill will include public option
The U.S. House and Senate are both scheduled to begin floor debate of health care reform bills the first week of November. In a stunning announcement on Oct. 26, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the Senate bill will … Continue reading
Joint legislative committee takes a look at solving state’s structural deficit
Last week, the legislature convened a meeting of the Subcommittee on a Balanced Budget (a subdivision of the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy). This new subcommittee, created in the wake of last month’s Leadership Summit, is charged with setting … Continue reading
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Tagged budget deficits, Gillaspy, Marx, Massman, Price of Government, Stinson, structural deficit, subcomittee
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Joint legislative committee takes a look at solving state's structural deficit
Last week, the legislature convened a meeting of the Subcommittee on a Balanced Budget (a subdivision of the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy). This new subcommittee, created in the wake of last month’s Leadership Summit, is charged with setting … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Process
Tagged budget deficits, Gillaspy, Marx, Massman, Price of Government, Stinson, structural deficit, subcomittee
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2009 tax proposals would have rebalanced Minnesota’s tax system
We’ve just finished up our analysis of the major tax proposals made in the 2009 Legislative Session and what tax policies were passed by the legislature or implemented by the Governor through unallotment. And what really jumps out at me … Continue reading
2009 tax proposals would have rebalanced Minnesota's tax system
We’ve just finished up our analysis of the major tax proposals made in the 2009 Legislative Session and what tax policies were passed by the legislature or implemented by the Governor through unallotment. And what really jumps out at me … Continue reading
New CBO report says public option saves money
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Tuesday (Oct. 20) that a new cost estimate of the House health care reform bill (H.R. 3200, the “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act”) by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has determined that the … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Budget, Health Care
Tagged CBO, Congress, health care reform, Medicare, Pelosi, public option
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