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Pawlenty’s legacy: Beyond dollars and cents
During this, his last full week in office, Tim Pawlenty officially turned over some of the relics of his eight years as governor to the Minnesota Historical Society. Among them were an oversized, ersatz "veto pen" and the veto stamps he used to consign DFL-passed bills to oblivion.
Abeler: MA expansion’s cost ‘a wash’ for state
In an interview with the St. Cloud Times, the Anoka Republican rebuked MMB's budget math on the proposed Medical Assistance expansion.
Old battle lines resurface over federal Medicaid expansion
With Mark Dayton's timely ascent to the governor's office now assured, the most visible and protracted legislative drama of 2010 has erupted again in the past week. Dayton said throughout the campaign that one of his first acts as governor would be to sign an executive order enrolling Minnesota in an expanded federal Medicaid program.
Brod and Sviggum finalists for U of M Board of Regents
Outgoing Republican state Rep. Laura Brod and current lame duck Budget Commissioner Steve Sviggum popped up on the list of 18 finalists for the University of Minnesota's Board of Regents.
Budget forecast: The red sea
Minnesota is facing a fiscal mess. That much has been evident for a long time. Last November's budget forecast showed the state facing a $5.4 billion shortfall in the next two-year cycle. Three months later, that number had swelled to $5.8 billion. Put another way, that's roughly 20 percent of the state's total general fund budget in the current biennium.
Seeing Red: State faces $6.2 billion deficit for 2012-13
Minnesota is facing a fiscal mess. That much has been evident for a long time.
Sviggum to man the ship at MMB
Sviggum will replace Tom Hanson, who is stepping down as commissioner on December 1 to join a law firm. He will be on the hot seat when the next economic forecast is released.
Would trimmed DFL majority mean fewer committees? Probably not
Many Capitol habitués with and without election certificates complain that the committee structure of recent years has created a more frenzied process that stretches legislators too thin and is too hard for lobbyists to follow.
Are lieutenant governors necessary?
As Minnesota attempts to dig itself out of a $1.2 billion deficit, the 15-term DFL representative from Minneapolis came up with a plan that some say would save the state an estimated $500,000 each biennium. The idea: Abolish the position of lieutenant governor.
Sviggum suspends gubernatorial plans
What the governor did when he wasn’t vetoing budget bills During this, his last full week in office, Tim Pawlenty officially turned over some of the relics of his eight years as governor to the Minnesota Historical Society. Among them were an oversized, ersatz “veto pen” and the veto stamps he used to consign DFL-passed ...
Sviggum update: Waiting, waiting…
What the governor did when he wasn’t vetoing budget bills During this, his last full week in office, Tim Pawlenty officially turned over some of the relics of his eight years as governor to the Minnesota Historical Society. Among them were an oversized, ersatz “veto pen” and the veto stamps he used to consign DFL-passed ...
Sviggum reportedly still waiting on advisory opinion about gubernatorial bid
What the governor did when he wasn’t vetoing budget bills During this, his last full week in office, Tim Pawlenty officially turned over some of the relics of his eight years as governor to the Minnesota Historical Society. Among them were an oversized, ersatz “veto pen” and the veto stamps he used to consign DFL-passed ...
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