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There’s no doubt President Obama is using the so-called Washington Monument maneuver in the fight with Republicans over sequestration budget cuts. It’s a time-honored tactic of bureaucratic warfare: When faced...

Gov. Mark Dayton portrays his budget as transparent, free of gimmicks and protecting middle-class Minnesotans. Look closely, however, and his plan is lacking on all counts. The shortcomings are most...

By Julie Siplem MPR News 91.3 FM MINNEAPOLIS — Could you eat on a food stamp budget? About a dozen Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders in Minnesota are joining others...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Budget pressure eased slightly on Minnesota lawmakers Tuesday with a new economic report showing the state's projected deficit shrinking to $994 million. That estimate released...

It will take a combination of further budget reductions and a levy increase to meet the budget challenges facing the city, the Bemidji City Council agreed Monday night. The council...

Beltrami County government needs long-term reform, not just a balanced budget, commissioners said Tuesday. "My frustration ... is that the state talks of spending priorities but wants to take 7.9...

Minnesota counties seeking reform this session instead find legislators doing the math necessary to balance the state books. "It's been very much a three steps forward, two steps backward experience,"...

As Minnesota lawmakers struggle with framing a two-year state budget with a gaping hole, a group of the state's largest foundations asks that they think outside the box. "Currently two...

A controversial bill to allow cities to draft their budgets in secret won't get a hearing this session, says Sen. Mary Olson, DFL-Bemidji,. "We're not giving it a hearing in...

ST. PAUL - Highlights of the three 2010-11 Minnesota state budget plans: Gov.

The Minnesota Senate's proposed budget, in calling for $2 billion in new revenue, presents "an honest and balanced" budget, says Sen. Mary Olson. DFL-Bemidji.

Beltrami County continues to pay close attention to a growing number of money pots in Washington, D.C., to fund possible county projects. "Every day is a new experience," County Administrator...