Minnesota Budget Bites

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.

Governor TIm Walz's revised budget retains the Walz/Flanagan administration's "One Minnesota" priorities, and augments the surplus by maintaining and raising revenues to invest in health care, education, broader economic opportunity, and transportation.

The partial federal government shutdown that began on December 22, 2018, and concluded on January 25 of this year was ...

Governor Tim Walz’s budget proposes over $300 million in new health and human services investments to help Minnesotans s...