Budget and taxes
How Opposed Are Minnesotans To Tax Increases?
With the start of the new legislative session officially underway, the clock has begun to tick on the likely showdown between Governor Tim Pawlenty and the DFL-controlled legislature as to whether tax increases should be a part of the solution…
Read MorePawlenty vs. the DFL: The Battle Lines Are (Gently) Drawn
In a day that saw a filled-to-the-brim press conference in the Governor’s Reception Room, a mini-protest by the Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bailout, and some not so thinly veiled and unsolicited advice by the DFL leadership as to what…
Read MoreToday At The Capitol: Round 1 of the Budget Battle
The Gopher State’s U.S. Senate recount may take a backseat in the newsroom today due to some important state governmental business: a much-anticipated budget briefing, a press conference by Governor Tim Pawlenty, and the DFL legislative response. Essentially, today is…
Read MoreLive Blog: Tax Policy at a Crossroads
12:20 p.m. “Tax Policy at a Crossroads” is the 3rd panel today at the Humphrey Institute’s series of forums entitled, America’s Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention. The discussion is moderated by Howard Gleckman…
Read MoreMinnesota House Gas Tax Increase In Step With Statewide Majority View
In the seven weeks since its initial House approval in late March, the DFL found 7 more votes in a bill passage earlier this week that would raise the state’s gas tax by a nickel per gallon to a potential…
Read MoreTax Increases Not a Deal Breaker in Minnesota
The new Smart Politics commentary for Twin Cities Public Television’s Almanac: At the Capitol site is now posted here. In it I challenge the assertions made by Minnesota Republican state Representative Marty Seifert in his February 24th blog that Minnesotans…
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