by Charley Shaw
Published: March 17, 2010
Tags: Ann Lenczewski, Richard Cohen, Tim Pawlenty, Tom Bakk, Tom Rukavina
DFL legislators are nearly ready with the first portion of their planned “three-tier” solution to Minnesota’s current $1 billion budget deficit.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: March 16, 2010
Tags: Ann Lenczewski, Budget cuts, Governor's 2010 supplemental budget, Tom Bakk
The chairs of the Minnesota House and Senate tax committees are working on legislation that cuts aid to local governments by approximately $105 million -- far less than the $250 million proposed last month by GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
by Peter Bartz-Gallagher
Published: March 16, 2010
Tags: Ann Lenczewski, photo of the day, Tom Bakk
The Chairs of the Senate and House tax committees, Sen. Tom Bakk and Rep. Ann Lenczewski, took questions from the press about their upcoming plans.
by Charley Shaw
Published: March 1, 2010
Tags: 2010 legislative session, Ann Lenczewski, Taxes, Tim Pawlenty, Tom Bakk
State Senate Taxes Committee Chairman Tom Bakk is preparing a tax proposal that will differ considerably from the budget-cutting package that his House counterpart, Rep. Ann Leczewski, offered last week.
by Steve Perry
Published: February 26, 2010
Tags: Ann Lenczewski, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Minnesota 2010-11 budget deficit, Tim Pawlenty
On Monday, House Taxes committee chair Ann Lenczewski, DFL-Bloomington, introduced HF3082 -- the first proposal to date from any source to spell out a path to resolving the state's $1.2 billion in near-term deficits through cuts alone. And those cuts include over $350 million in K-12 budget bloodletting.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: February 22, 2010
Tags: Alan DeKruif, Ann Lenczewski, Blake Huffman, Branden Petersen, Daniel Kaiser, Dave Kruse, David Carlson, Jack Baker, Jason White, Jeremy Kalin, Jeremy Lindman, Jeremy Miller, Jerry Newton, Jim Carlson, Jim Vickerman, John Howe, John Ward, Kathy Brynaert, Kevin Dahle, Kim Hummel, Kristopher Olson, Lisa Fobbe, Matthew Drevlow, Mike Garber, Mike Kaess, Patrick Mazorol, Patrick Munro, Patti Fritz, Paul Ibisch, Paul Rosenthal, Richard Bohnen, Rob Lambert, Robert Barrett, Rod Johnson, Roger Chamberlain, Roger Crawford, Rudy Takala, Russell Goudge, Ryan Hartwig, Sandy Rummel, Sanu Patel-Zellinger, Sharon Erickson Ropes, Sheldon Anderson, Steve Murphy, Ted Daley, Tim Faust, Willa Dailey, William Paulsen, William Reichert, Zachariah Jackson
Minnesota Republicans, buoyed by national congressional gains and an increasing tide of conservative sentiment, are queueing up to challenge incumbent DFL state legislators this year.
by Charley Shaw
Published: February 10, 2010
Tags: Ann Lenczewski, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Jim Davnie, Joel Michael, Tim Mahoney
The recession-spawned push to draw more business investment to Minnesota has led state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to craft proposals for giving tax breaks to investors who put money into startup ventures.
by Charley Shaw
Published: February 10, 2010
Tags: Ann Lenczewski, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Jim Davnie, Joel Michael, Tim Mahoney
The recession-spawned push to draw more business investment to Minnesota has led state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to craft proposals for giving tax breaks to investors who put money into startup ventures.
by Charley Shaw
Published: February 9, 2010
Tags: 2010 legislative session, angel investments, Ann Lenczewski, House Research, Joel Michael
Minnesota lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want to enact financial incentives for investors in small, start-up companies. A new House Research report, however, questions the conventional wisdom of giving tax credits to angel investors.
by Dane Smith
Published: February 3, 2010
Tags: Al Quie, Ann Lenczewski, Betsy Sundquist, Dane Smith, Health Care, Tim Pawlenty
For God's sake (or at least for St. Peter's sake), could just a few good legislators in those anti-tax straitjackets please listen to and heed former Gov. Al Quie, a Christian conservative of uncommon common sense and compassion?
