Gov. Tim Walz’s proposal looks to save over $100 million in each of the next two budget cycles by ending nonpublic pupil and transportation aid ...

MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst talks with the top budget adviser to the governor: Gov. Erin Campbell, commissioner of ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he’s told state agencies to start planning as if all of their federal funding is going to be cut ...

Minnesota Senate Democrats, joint House and Gov. Tim Walz all target health budget, while House rules out education cuts.

His decision to slash aid to nonpublic-school students for textbooks, transportation, counseling, and mental health services is an alarming attack on fairness, kids' well-being, and common sense.

No matter what the final details of Minnesota's next state budget look like, there will most certainly be spending cuts.

The Senate DFL’s targets include a $1.9 billion reduction in the upcoming biennium and a bigger cut of $3.3 billion in ...

Payments in lieu of taxes to local governments offset property tax losses due to public land ownership in counties. (Stock ...

The governor's budget proposal calls for a sales tax when Minnesotans pay for accounting, banking, financial brokerage or ...

“The House, Senate, the governor have similar appetite for cuts: nobody likes them,” Hortman said. “But the Senate and the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is willing to hold up the state’s spending plan “as long as it takes” to get her proposals on discovery and ...