While some members choose to vote against their caucus out of protest or principle, others have strategic intent when they press the button.

From a nonpartisan perspective, the parties differ over two concepts: what is a surplus and what is an investment.

The county board was set to consider a half-cent sales tax and a $20 excise tax on motor vehicle sales within the county to raise $6 million annually for projects.

observers Expect mid-May to be a flurry of for marathon floor sessions and vital late-night meetings to reach agreement.

House Speaker Kurt Daudt and other Republican transportation leaders announced their plan to repair and replace 15,500 miles of roads and 330 bridges statewide by “re-aligning” existing tax revenue toward transportation, bonding and general fund money.

The governor and Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk are united in calling for new revenue dedicated to transportation and pressing House Republicans to share a “real” plan of their own.

For cities and other public entities, the process for getting the sales tax exemption on construction material is so cumbersome that many decline to pursue it.

Stung by slowing revenue streams, a few Republican governors, led by Sam Brownback of Kansas and John Kasich of Ohio, have gone so far as to propose their own tax hikes.

Gov. Dayton's budget proposal shortchanges Greater Minnesota in a way that smacks of political retaliation against regions that were not enthusiastic about Dayton’s re-election.

Rep. Sarah Anderson's bills have received early — and positive — reviews from the Taxes Committee and its veteran leader, Greg Davids.