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...McDonald's counter people or dishwashers.Lawrence J. NelsonAitkinRetired FBI special agent Editor's note: State Budget Solutions examined the Bureau of Labor Statistics Databases and found dramatic evidence of the increases in fringe benefits...
...for Our Kids and Communities pledge, committing support to elected leaders who advocate for a responsible balanced budget solution that closes corporate loopholes and makes the richest 1 percent pay their fair share in taxes, according to Our Future...
...The Brainerd lawmaker pointed to polls that indicated Minnesotans would like to see higher taxes be a part of the budget solution. "The middle class and the poor have been paying their share for at least a decade," he said. "The poor have...
...Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday said a balanced approach, including tax revenue, would have to be part of a state budget solution.Rep. John Ward, DFL-Brainerd, said it remains to be seen how the governor and legislators will get to the end...
...protection. In reality, a supermajority amendment often just constrains legislative options, requires temporary budget solutions, creates more frequent legislative stalemates and brings higher borrowing costs for the state.Do legislator supporters...
...increase."Withholding funding from our schools and forcing higher property taxes are not acceptable long-term budget solutions," Barrows said in a statement. "Our legislators need to focus on real solutions, for the people of our area...
...seen it. Dayton praised it and said he still hopes for a budget deal."I would much prefer a fair and balanced budget solution, rather than a government shutdown," he said in a statement released by his office. Copyright 2011 The Associated...
...separately. They are holding Gov. Dayton hostage to a debt that they created. Gov. Pawlenty did not offer a real budget solution during his two terms in office - he left Dayton with a mess. Governor Dayton is trying to make some positive changes...
...during the shutdown.Moody's analysts say the politics of Minnesota's divided government has led to one-time budget solutions that make future deficits more likely. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.
...objected to the governor referring to Republican efforts to cut the budget as piecemeal."You have to put it (the budget solution) together one piece at a time," Howes said.MIKE O'ROURKE may be reached at mike.orourke@brainerddispatch...