Repair of special-ed funding gap is missing from omnibus ed bill
Over the last decade, the so-called cross-subsidy has mounted to the point where many, many districts divert some 20 percent of their general-ed funding.
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Dayton rejects idea of linking bonding negotiations to tax plans
Dayton argued at the Monday press conference that his bill would put more than 20,000 Minnesotans to work.
DFLers to outline priorities for bonding bill, including Capitol restoration
House and Senate leaders — both Republican and Democrat — said on Friday that they support financing repairs to Minnesota’s historic Capitol building.
House DFLers OK $250 million property-tax reform
The package addresses a regressive tax that’s increased by 86 percent over the last decade. Dayton and the Senate have outlined different approaches toward the same end.
Civil unions: It looks like an uphill fight for compromise idea
Republicans who back the civil-union plan said they would vote against gay-marriage legislation pushed by Democrats.
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‘Temporary’ taxes become permanent? Minnesota has mixed experience
Some do, but the last surtax — 7 percent in 1981 — was boosted to 10 percent a year later and then repealed in 1984.
Dayton, Senate Democrats cool to House surtax plan
Senate DFL leaders are looking at $2 billion in new taxes to fund increases in education, economic development and property tax relief.
Supporters celebrate as Gov. Dayton signs ‘MNsure’ health exchange into law
Policymakers now face two key April deadlines for establishing the exchange’s governing board and creating some operating rules.
House DFL proposes surtax on high incomes to pay back schools
The “blink-off” proposal would make Minnesota temporarily one of the highest-taxed states in the nation.
Minnesota health exchange a step nearer, but massive work and tight deadlines remain
Attention shifts now to designing the physical exchange and working out rules and regulations.
Dayton-Senate DFL ‘switcheroo’? Lawmakers may consider some of his dropped sales-tax provisions
Assistant Majority Leader Sen. Katie Sieben confirmed Friday that there’s interest in possibly extending the state sales tax to some services.
Background-checks gun bill advances in Senate, but fate uncertain
Opponents are unhappy that their NRA-backed bill was tacked on to the more-controversial measure.
Revised Dayton budget keeps investment priorities, drops controversial tax changes
New revenue would come from a fourth-tier income tax on the wealthy and a tobacco tax hike.
Three major health exchange hurdles remain as legislators rush to meet deadline
Conferees did agree to add extra legislative oversight provisions to address issues related to accountability.
GOP legislators hope to change health-exchange bill in conference
Republicans are looking for substantive, ideological changes to the exchange’s governing board and conflict-of-interest rules, regulatory model and data privacy practices.
Lawmakers pleased with Dayton’s changes to budget plan
DFL legislative leaders had offered a lukewarm reception to the governor’s sales tax plan since it was released.
Outlook for Minnesota’s health exchange: It will come down to negotiations later
The state House passed a health exchange bill Monday night, but it differs with the Senate legislation.
DFL’s proposed election-law changes unlikely without bipartisan support
Efforts to approve no-excuse absentee balloting and early voting failed to gain any GOP support this week in a Senate committee.
DFL legislators still eyeing ambitious ‘investment’ plans with improved forecast
Budget officials said the report is good news but doesn’t negate the need for increases spending for education, property tax relief and job growth.
