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		<title>Tax debate ends with one bill signed, one pocket veto</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon, we saw the final chapter of the tax debate for the 2012 Legislative Session as Governor Dayton took action on the two remaining tax bills. And we are largely back where we started, with some of the most &#8230; <a href="http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/05/14/tax-debate-ends-with-one-bill-signed-one-pocket-veto/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/05/14/tax-debate-ends-with-one-bill-signed-one-pocket-veto/</link>
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		<title>A few pieces from vetoed tax bill find a home in House File 2690</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I blogged earlier today about how some of the ideas from the vetoed omnibus tax bill (House File 2337) have found new life in two other tax bills moving today at the Legislature. House File 247 includes many provisions from &#8230; <a href="http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/05/09/a-few-pieces-from-vetoed-tax-bill-find-a-home-in-house-file-2690/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/05/09/a-few-pieces-from-vetoed-tax-bill-find-a-home-in-house-file-2690/</link>
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		<title>Scaled-back tax bill still raises unanswered questions about the future</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Governor Dayton vetoed House File 2337, the omnibus tax bill. But that doesn&#8217;t mean the tax discussion is over for this session. Two other tax bills are moving through the Legislature today. House File 247 is in many &#8230; <a href="http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/05/09/scaled-back-tax-bill-still-raises-unanswered-questions-about-the-future/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/05/09/scaled-back-tax-bill-still-raises-unanswered-questions-about-the-future/</link>
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		<title>Tax cuts are a risky way to try to stimulate state&#8217;s economy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proponents of the omnibus tax bill vetoed today by Governor Dayton made the case that the tax cuts it contains &#8211; primarily a freeze on the statewide property tax paid by businesses and cabins and incentives for investors in certain &#8230; <a href="http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/05/04/tax-cuts-are-a-risky-way-to-try-to-stimulate-states-economy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/05/04/tax-cuts-are-a-risky-way-to-try-to-stimulate-states-economy/</link>
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		<title>Tax conference committee avoids cuts to renters&#8217; property tax refunds, passes tax bill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The tax conference committee, charged with working out a compromise between House and Senate omnibus tax bills, appears to have finished their work and have passed a conference committee report. Perhaps the most positive feature of the conference report on &#8230; <a href="http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/04/30/tax-conference-committee-avoids-cuts-to-renters-property-tax-refunds-passes-tax-bill/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/04/30/tax-conference-committee-avoids-cuts-to-renters-property-tax-refunds-passes-tax-bill/</link>
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		<title>Legislature approves some fixes to health and human services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many breathed a sigh of relief when the February forecast showed Minnesota had no new deficit in the current biennium. The positive fiscal news means there is no need for policymakers to consider yet another round of deep spending cuts to &#8230; <a href="http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/04/25/legislature-approves-some-fixes-to-health-and-human-services/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/04/25/legislature-approves-some-fixes-to-health-and-human-services/</link>
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		<title>Lawmakers still considering asking renters to pay for business tax cuts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  <a href="http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/04/18/lawmakers-still-considering-asking-renters-to-pay-for-business-tax-cuts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/04/18/lawmakers-still-considering-asking-renters-to-pay-for-business-tax-cuts/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Apples to apples&#8217; comparison finds recent state general fund spending growth is modest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Understanding trends in state general fund spending has become more challenging in recent years, given a number of unusual one-time occurrences with a big impact. But an apples-to-apples comparison done by Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) (tucked away on page &#8230; <a href="http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/04/18/apples-to-apples-comparison-finds-recent-state-general-fund-spending-growth-is-modest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/04/18/apples-to-apples-comparison-finds-recent-state-general-fund-spending-growth-is-modest/</link>
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		<title>Governor Dayton vetoes Legislature&#8217;s plan to use reserves to buy back school shift</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A debate between Governor Dayton and the Legislature over how quickly to reverse the school funding shift has put the spotlight on the proper role of the state&#8217;s budget reserve. We have all heard how policymakers opted to delay $2.7 billion &#8230; <a href="http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/04/05/governor-dayton-vetoes-legislatures-plan-to-use-reserves-to-buy-back-school-shift/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/04/05/governor-dayton-vetoes-legislatures-plan-to-use-reserves-to-buy-back-school-shift/</link>
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		<title>&#8217;98 percent&#8217; constitutional amendment undercuts common-sense budgeting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In our ongoing effort to highlight the pitfalls of budgeting by constitutional amendment, we just released an issue brief, &#8217;98 Percent&#8217; Constitutional Amendment Creates Barriers to Common-Sense Budgeting. The 98 percent amendment is one of several proposed constitutional amendments that would severely limit lawmakers&#8217; ability to create a budget that meets our state&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/04/04/98-percent-constitutional-amendment-undercuts-common-sense-budgeting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://minnesotabudgetbites.org/2012/04/04/98-percent-constitutional-amendment-undercuts-common-sense-budgeting/</link>
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