the budget deficit

The Legislature is currently on break for Easter week. Meetings will resume next week, on Monday, at which point discussions on the budget will continue. While the session adjourns on…

Owing to the growing budget deficit, Gov. Tim Walz has called for more spending cuts in addition to what he initially proposed in January. Overall, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB)…

Some DFL legislators will reportedly reintroduce a bill to cap childcare costs at 7 percent of household income for parents — with the Minnesota state government paying the rest — after it…