Press Room

February

Budget Surplus Creates Breathing Room
February 29, 2012 - The $323 million state surplus announced today means the Legislature does not need to make any adjustments to the state budget this session, according to the Minnesota Budget Project. more...
Supermajority Amendment Could Harm Minnesota's Financial Standing
February 21, 2012 - Requiring a supermajority to raise Minnesota taxes could threaten the state’s standing with credit rating agencies, which could mean higher borrowing costs to maintain our roads, bridges, schools, libraries and other important infrastructure, according to a Minnesota Budget Project report released today. more...
Supermajority States See Higher Property Tax Increases
February 8, 2012 - States with strict supermajority requirements to raise taxes saw much higher property tax increases than states without those requirements over the last decade, according to a Minnesota Budget Project analysis released today. more...

Minnesota Income Disparities Worsen
September 22, 2011 - Minnesota is losing ground in the battle to close the gap in economic well-being between whites and communities of color, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released today. more...
Minnesota Poverty Rises While Median Income Falls
September 13, 2011 - Poverty has increased substantially in Minnesota, according to preliminary U.S. Census Bureau figures released today. In 2009-2010, 560,000 Minnesotans lived in poverty, or roughly one out of ten state residents. That represents a 2.1 percentage point increase from 2006-07. Nationwide, 46.2 million people were in poverty in 2010. more...