On Thursday morning, PIM spoke with House Minority Leader Kurt Zellers (R-Maple Grove) about his agenda for the upcoming 2010 legislative session. His central concern is the same as every other politico out there this season: "It’s about jobs and economic opportunity."
Yesterday afternoon PIM spoke with Minnesota state economist Tom Stinson about the recently released July Economic Update [previous item]. The good news, he says, is that tax refunds and settle-up payments for 2008 are shaping up to be very near the predicted range.
But Stinson also notes that the outlook for FY2010-11 state revenues has grown [...]
[This item originally appeared in the 4/3 edition of the subscriber-only PIM Weekly Report.]
Last week PIM sat down with Rep. Ann Lenczewski (DFL-Bloomington) to talk about her tax overhaul proposal [story] [bill]–which, although revenue-neutral in its basic approach,is expected to provide the foundation for the $1.5 billion in new revenue the House has pledged to [...]
[Editor's note: This interview originally appeared in last Friday's PIM Weekly Report.]
Last Thursday afternoon, one week after Gov. Tim Pawlenty presented his 2010-11 state budget, PIM sat down with House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Majority Leader Tony Sertich to talk about the governor’s proposals and the state’s longstanding structural disparity between revenues and expenses. [...]
[Editor's note: This interview originally appeared in last Friday's PIM Weekly Report.]
Last Thursday afternoon, one week after Gov. Tim Pawlenty presented his 2010-11 state budget, PIM sat down with House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Majority Leader Tony Sertich to talk about the governor’s proposals and the state’s longstanding structural disparity between revenues and expenses. [...]
