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35,000 state employees will receive layoff notices on June 10. At first glance, it might appear to many that this will be one great way to help balance our state...

Minnesota leaders -- on both political sides -- are upset they are not getting their way in the budget process and have failed to reach a balanced budget agreement that...

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton today vetoed Republican legislators' $34 billion budget plan. The vetoes of budget and tax bills came hours after Legislature adjourned its regular session...

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota legislative leaders and governor continue meeting but not progressing on the state budget. The key disagreement is the same as it has been for months: Republicans...

ST. PAUL -- Some Minnesota state department heads are preparing for the possibility of a government shutdown as Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders grow increasingly skeptical that they will...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Budget talks are picking up as Democratic Gov.

ST. PAUL -- A week remains before Minnesota legislators must go home, but there was no progress apparent in the first overall budget negotiating session this morning. Republican legislative leaders...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar School District was insulated from the impact of last year's budget cuts through a one-time infusion of more than $900,000 in federal money. However, most of...

ST. PAUL -- Agriculture led the way in Minnesota's budget debate. Gov. Mark Dayton today signed a bill spending $77 million on agriculture programs for the next two years making...

NEW LONDON -- Better-than-expected budget news means the New London-Spicer School District won't need to make as deep cuts as had been earlier anticipated. Instead of cutting nearly $500,000 from...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin lawmakers voted tpdau to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from the state's public workers, ending a heated standoff over labor rights and delivering a...

ST. PAUL -- Senate Republicans say they want to spend $34.3 billion in the next two years, about the same as in the current budget. While big cuts will be...

An excerpt from recent editorials in Minnesota newspapers: From The Associated Press On GOP's own budget: The news ... was about as good as anyone could have hoped for. Minnesota's...