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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Public safety isn’t completely spared in Governor’s supplemental budget
The Governor says his FY 2010-11 Supplemental Budget maintains priority areas including core public safety. That assertion is open for debate, and comes down to the definition of “core public safety.” The administration is defining it narrowly to include the … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Process, Budget Proposals
Tagged corrections, courts, local government aid, police, public defender, public safety
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Public safety isn't completely spared in Governor's supplemental budget
The Governor says his FY 2010-11 Supplemental Budget maintains priority areas including core public safety. That assertion is open for debate, and comes down to the definition of “core public safety.” The administration is defining it narrowly to include the … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Process, Budget Proposals
Tagged corrections, courts, local government aid, police, public defender, public safety
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Will Congress pass fiscal aid in time to avoid deeper state budget cuts?
Governor Pawlenty and the Minnesota Legislature are anxiously awaiting word on whether and when Congress will act to extend federal fiscal aid to the states that will expire in December. Last year, under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Minnesota received $1.8 … Continue reading
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Governor’s budget spares K-12, but cost shifts remain
The Governor’s K-12 Supplemental Budget proposal is both the easiest to understand and the most complex. The easy part: The proposal does not cut state aid to local school districts. The complex part: The budget requests the legislature ratify the Governor’s 2009 … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Process, Budget Proposals, Education, unallotment
Tagged cost shifts, school aid, supplemental budget
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Governor's budget spares K-12, but cost shifts remain
The Governor’s K-12 Supplemental Budget proposal is both the easiest to understand and the most complex. The easy part: The proposal does not cut state aid to local school districts. The complex part: The budget requests the legislature ratify the Governor’s 2009 … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Process, Budget Proposals, Education, unallotment
Tagged cost shifts, school aid, supplemental budget
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This week on Facebook & an update on yesterday’s blog outage
Quick information on state agency budget cuts, MCN’s technology conference, General Assistance Medical Care and yesterday’s blog outage. Continue reading
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This week on Facebook & an update on yesterday's blog outage
Quick information on state agency budget cuts, MCN’s technology conference, General Assistance Medical Care and yesterday’s blog outage. Continue reading
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Governor’s budget cuts higher education as demand increases
In the coming days, we will be delving deeper into the Governor’s supplemental budget proposal. Today, we are taking a closer look at higher education. Overall, for the current biennium, the Governor’s proposal recommends $47 million in permanent cuts to higher education … Continue reading
Governor's budget cuts higher education as demand increases
In the coming days, we will be delving deeper into the Governor’s supplemental budget proposal. Today, we are taking a closer look at higher education. Overall, for the current biennium, the Governor’s proposal recommends $47 million in permanent cuts to higher education … Continue reading
Our first look at the Governor’s supplemental budget
The Governor’s supplemental budget proposal for solving the state’s $1.2 billion deficit was released late this morning. (You can see the details of the proposal yourself at the Minnesota Management and Budget web site.) We are pleased the Governor recognizes … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Proposals
Tagged budget proposal, child care, FMAP, HCAF, higher education, local government aid, medicaid, tax cuts
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