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04/09/19
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Governor Walz’s FY 2020-21 transportation proposal increases gas tax and other revenues to pay for Minnesota’s roads and transit

Governor Tim Walz’s FY 2020-21 budget proposal includes a substantial transportation component. Minnesotans count on ...
04/08/19
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Walz tax plan expands Working Family Credit, funds investments in schools and communities

Narrowly defined, the primary responsibility for policymakers this legislative session is to pass the state’s next ...
04/04/19
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Senate budget targets call for few investments, mostly flat funding

The Minnesota Senate's budget targets , released last week, give a high level picture of their budget outline. The Sena...
04/03/19
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Provider tax: The proven way to fund affordable health care for Minnesotans

Minnesota’s provider tax is a proven and time-tested way to ensure Minnesotans have affordable health care. In contrast, the state of Michigan experimented with a few types of health-related taxes, and discovered various problems with these alternative sources – including insufficient revenues and problems with federal regulations.