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Setting the record straight on business taxes again
Minnesota Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans made the rounds at the State Capitol today, appearing before both the Senate and House Tax Committees. Frans got a decidedly chilly reception from...
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One attempt at a Plan C: Brick City Budget
During his State of the State address a couple of weeks ago, Governor Mark Dayton asked for critics of his budget plan to come up with their own “Plan C” (Plan A being the Governor’s budget, and Plan B...
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Making tradeoffs: Plan C versus Plan D
Since I rolled out my “Plan C” budget yesterday, one of the main threads I’ve gotten in terms of comments (from John Brunette in the comments and from others via e-mail) has been from folks asking...
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Birthing the all-cuts budget
Republican leaders in the State Legislature held a “birthday party” for Governor Dayton’s budget proposal, which was unveiled one month ago today. It was a full-fledged extravaganza with cupcakes and...
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Budget picture brightens; projected deficit down to $627 million
The updated state budget forecast was released today, and it contains some good news. The projected budget deficit for 2014-15 has fallen by $463 million to $627 million. Of the $463 million...
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After the Forecast: Adjusting the Brick City Budget
Yesterday’s release of the state’s February Economic Forecast provided a dose of good news regarding our budget scenario, trimming $463 million off of the projected deficit for 2014-15. While Governor...
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Dayton rolls out revised budget plan
Governor Mark Dayton rolled out his revised budget plan today, reflecting adjustments required after the February forecast trimmed the projected 2014-2015 budget deficit from $1.1 billion to $627...
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GOP’s phony baloney budget math
Two weeks ago, DFL leaders in the House and Senate released their budget targets, and we should be seeing the specific budget bills in each area shortly (in fact, they are overdue at this point). Like...
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Which tax provisions will survive?
Yesterday, after an inexplicable and embarrassing false start, the Minnesota State Senate passed its version of the omnibus tax bill. The bill now moves to conference committee where it will be...
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