Walz tax plan expands Working Family Credit, funds investments in schools and...
Narrowly defined, the primary responsibility for policymakers this legislative session is to pass the state’s next two-year budget. But more broadly, their focus should be to ensure that our state...
View ArticleGovernor Walz’s FY 2020-21 transportation proposal increases gas tax and...
Governor Tim Walz’s FY 2020-21 budget proposal includes a substantial transportation component. Minnesotans count on their roadways to get to work, school, or community events, and no matter how they...
View ArticleGovernor Walz’s FY 2020-21 budget proposals in E-12 education and higher ed...
Governor Tim Walz’s FY 2020-21 budget proposal includes provisions that support students across the state, as well as more targeted funding intended to narrow the opportunity gaps that students of...
View ArticleA tale of two HHS omnibus bills: House and Senate offer dramatically...
The Minnesota House and Senate have wrapped up committee work on their omnibus budget bills. They present starkly opposed visions for Minnesota – and this is reflected in two very different health and...
View ArticleReal people, real communities: why maintaining the provider tax is so important
It’s hard to avoid news about the health care provider tax if you follow politics in Minnesota. Our state’s provider tax raises about $680 million each year for affordable health care and healthy...
View ArticleProvider Tax: why now is the time to repeal the sunset
Minnesota’s health care provider tax raises nearly $680 million annually for affordable health care and investments in healthy communities across the state. This essential funding source will expire at...
View ArticleAll tax plans on the table raise revenues: the difference is how much and who...
The negotiations to reach a budget deal this session have at times been characterized as a debate between raising taxes or not raising taxes. But in fact, all the plans on the table raise revenues. The...
View ArticleGlobal budget deal reached Sunday; more work needed to pass final budget
On Sunday evening after weeks of negotiations, legislative leaders and Governor Tim Walz announced a global budget deal. This deal is a compromise in many ways between their original proposals. While...
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Raiding the state’s budget reserve today could hurt everyday Minnesotans...
As part of the final budget agreement, Minnesota’s policymakers decided to take money out of the state’s rainy day fund. This was an irresponsible budgeting choice that could hurt struggling...
View ArticleFinal education budget makes important investments, but leaves more to do to...
The final E-12 education and higher education budgets for FY 2020-21 make important strides toward ensuring that more students across the state can get the education they need to succeed in today’s...
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