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Fierce and unpredictable fights are happening at the Capitol over K-12 money. Part of the challenge is anticipating federal ...

Minnesota Senate Democrats, joint House and Gov. Tim Walz all target health budget, while House rules out education cuts.

The Senate DFL’s targets include a $1.9 billion reduction in the upcoming biennium and a bigger cut of $3.3 billion in ...

The governor is seeking the statewide sales tax to be cut from 6.875% to 6.8%, meaning Minnesotans would pay $7.5 cents less ...

House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, takes the podium to field questions after budget officials unveiled the state’s latest economic forecast at the Department of Revenue building in St ...

J.P. Morgan revised its prediction for a recession to 60% for this year. That uncertainty casts a new, darker shadow over the ...

Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth has tried for months to schedule a one-on-one meeting with Gov. Tim Walz to no avail, even as the DFL governor traveled to other states for town halls and ...

No matter what the final details of Minnesota's next state budget look like, there will most certainly be spending cuts.