Walz: Trump's federal funding freeze threatens $1.9 billion-a-month for Minnesota schools, healthcare, police
The unilateral decision by President Donald Trump to temporarily freeze federal funding already approved by Congress ...
CCRI says proposed Minnesota budget cuts would hurt disability services
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz recently released his proposed budget, which contains $600 million in cuts to disability waiver ...
Trump spending freeze imperils Minnesota police, farmers and cancer patients, governor says
A Trump administration spending freeze directly imperils $1.9 billion in monthly federal spending in Minnesota, nearly $23 ...
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Proposed trims to Minnesota’s disability waiver program concern people reliant on services
In his new budget, Gov. Tim Walz recommends restraining growth in the state’s disability waiver program — one of the best ...
Budget: Walz pitches Minnesota's first sales tax cut, reduction in disability waiver spending
In regards to the statewide sales tax, Walz is proposing a .075% reduction to the tax rate alongside provisions to expand the ...
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Bonding talk heats up in Minnesota
Minnesota advocates push for a 2025 bonding bill to fund vital infrastructure projects, from roads to housing, amid a tight ...
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Budget proposal a ‘slap in the face’ that would cut critical access to senior care, providers say
Long-term care operators are calling Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s (D) biennial budget proposal a “short-sighted slap in the face ...
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Walz unveils slimmer Minnesota budget, pitches sales tax cut
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz discusses his two-year budget plan Thursday at the Minnesota Department of Revenue in St. Paul. Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday pitched a tighter two-year budget, complete with ...
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Gov. Walz budget proposal calls for sales tax cut and other spending reductions
The budget proposal also calls for closing tax loopholes for services offered by wealth managers and lawyers. It also combats ...
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Mental health organizations disappointed with Walz, Flanagan budget
A lack of funding for mental health services in Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan’s 2025 proposed state budget ...
CCRI discusses proposed disability services budget cuts
Governor Tim Walz released his proposed budget with $600 million in cuts to disability waiver rates over the next four years. A cut that could impact those at CCRI, Creative Care for Reaching ...
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Minnesota school leaders testify about budget woes in Senate hearing
and if we are being respectful of the different needs and local goals of a wide variety of communities in Minnesota," said Sen. Julia Coleman, R-Waconia. Passing the next two-year budget is the ...