When Department of Human Services Commissioner Cal Ludeman came before the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy Friday morning to discuss the impact of cuts to the state’s General Assistance Medical Care program, he emphasized that many of the people affected would be able to apply for coverage through Minnesota Care. It turns out [...]
When Department of Human Services Commissioner Cal Ludeman came before the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy Friday morning to discuss the impact of cuts to the state’s General Assistance Medical Care program, he emphasized that many of the people affected would be able to apply for coverage through Minnesota Care. It turns out [...]
Last night the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy met for an hour-plus before ending in stalemate yet again shortly after midnight. But the session seemed to point to an evolving DFL legislative strategy in the wake of Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s weekend veto of a $1 billion package of tax increases.
The principals in the [...]
Last night the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy met for an hour-plus before ending in stalemate yet again shortly after midnight. But the session seemed to point to an evolving DFL legislative strategy in the wake of Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s weekend veto of a $1 billion package of tax increases.
The principals in the [...]
After spending most of their time in sorting out the never-ending complexities of the rules and conditions attached to federal stimulus money, today’s meeting of the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy just wrapped up a few moments ago with legislative leaders expressing what had become obvious: The conference committees on the biggest omnibus [...]
After spending most of their time in sorting out the never-ending complexities of the rules and conditions attached to federal stimulus money, today’s meeting of the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy just wrapped up a few moments ago with legislative leaders expressing what had become obvious: The conference committees on the biggest omnibus [...]
Not surprisingly, we heard from Minnesota Managementand Budget Commissioner Tom Hanson about Steve Perry’s post, "MMB: The gang that couldn’t count straight?"In classic Hanson "no hubris here" style, he wasn’t concerned about the shots that Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller (DFL-Minneapolis) fired at him personally, so much as he was about the shots filed at [...]
Not surprisingly, we heard from Minnesota Managementand Budget Commissioner Tom Hanson about Steve Perry’s post, "MMB: The gang that couldn’t count straight?"In classic Hanson "no hubris here" style, he wasn’t concerned about the shots that Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller (DFL-Minneapolis) fired at him personally, so much as he was about the shots filed at [...]
One of the most commonly heard complaints about the Pawlenty administration from Democrats at the Capitol this year involves the caliber of the work being done by the crew at the Department of Management and Budget. It’s one of those inside-politics subjects that’s rarely broached publicly, although former Gov. Arne Carlson did allude to it [...]
One of the most commonly heard complaints about the Pawlenty administration from Democrats at the Capitol this year involves the caliber of the work being done by the crew at the Department of Management and Budget. It’s one of those inside-politics subjects that’s rarely broached publicly, although former Gov. Arne Carlson did allude to it [...]
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