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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Capitol, floods, veterans, disaster bills end 2013 legislative session
By Don Davis The Minnesota Legislature ended a historic 2013 session seconds before midnight Monday after voting to renovate the state Capitol building, help communities fight floods, give veterans...
Posted on 5/21/13 at 1:16 AM
SENSE AND CENTSIBILITY Budget Help Tip of the Week: Saving at the Grocery Store
Before our last grocery excursion, my wife and I were discussing at which market we would spend our hard earned dollars. After much debating we decided there had to be a better (and cheaper) way to sh...
Posted on 5/8/13 at 10:09 AM
IN THE BLACK $5 Dinners
Erin Chase blogs at $5 Dinners with recipes of meals that don't cost more than $5. She has made a listing of the Most popular recipes. She has also had a couple of cookbooks published containing r...
Posted on 1/4/13 at 6:02 PM
EVERYDAY GOURMET Spanish Style Omelette
Are you looking for a speedy breakfastor a quick, easy, and inexpensive dinner? Try a simple egg dish made with your favorite potatoes, onions, eggs, and any other fillings you would like to add. Serv...
Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:49 PM
REAL MONEY Fun on a Budget
We all live on tight budgets, but we still need to have some fun. A budget with no fun will be unlivable over time. Think of your budget as a diet. If your diet only consists of carrots and celery, ev...
Posted on 4/11/12 at 8:13 AM
Reader's view: Thank goodness for America’s socialism 
An Aug. 16 letter advocated the splitting of the United States into separate socialist and libertarian countries. In it the letter writer admitted his theoretical experiment was simplistic.
August 26, 2011
All-nighter ends in balanced Minnesota budget
Minnesota legislators knew they were in for a tough year when they arrived at the Capitol on Feb. 4. After three and a half months, they needed another 11 hours to finish the hardest job, eliminating the state’s $3 billion budget deficit.
By Don Davis , May 18, 2010
Legislature takes overtime to balance budget
The Housed voted 97-32 and the Senate 52-14 for a bill that covered a nearly $3 billion state budget deficit. The final vote came at 10:30 a.m. today and ended a brief special session called because lawmakers could not meet their midnight deadline.
By Don Davis/MN State Capitol Bureau , May 17, 2010
Legislature continues to break deadlines
Legislators and Gov. Tim Pawlenty could not balance the state budget by midnight, forcing the Legislature into what was supposed to be a brief special session. Democratic leaders and Republican Pawlenty agreed to begin the special session at 12:01 a.m. today, promising passage of a budget-balancing measure by sunrise. The sun was well up and the budget bill still was not ready.
By Don Davis/MN State Capitol Bureau , May 17, 2010
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Pawlenty, lawmakers make budget moves
UPDATE Minnesota legislators and Gov. Tim Pawlenty are making progress in balancing the state budget's $3 billion deficit as a midnight deadline looms.
By Don Davis , May 16, 2010
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Conservative view: Unallotment case exposes DFL’s budget shell game
Last week’s Minnesota Supreme Court ruling on the governor’s unallotment authority shed some welcome light on the blatant DFL failure to balance the budget in 2009.
By Chuck Horton , May 11, 2010
DFL view: Ruling forces governor to work with the Legislature
Last week’s Minnesota Supreme Court ruling deepens the budget challenges facing the state and the Legislature. While I am happy the court ruled the governor does not have unilateral power to set the state’s budget, I am worried about what we need to do to address the extraordinary budget challenges we now face.
By Sen. Yvonne Prettner Solon , May 11, 2010
Our view: Watch your wallet during wild final days of Minnesota legislative session
The final few days of any legislative session are chaotic. But this year? Anyone who thought the May blizzard the other night was odd can hold on tight for what’ll be coming out of our state capitol over the next few days.
May 11, 2010
No progress in fixing state financial woes
Minnesota faces a fiscal emergency, state policymakers said Friday, two days after a state Supreme Court ruling threw out Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s 2009 budget cuts.
By Don Davis , May 08, 2010
Pawlenty’s cabinet preparing for possible state shutdown
Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s Cabinet meets today to prepare for a possible government shutdown.
By Andrew Tellijohn , May 07, 2010
Minn. deficit shrinks to $994M, down from $1.2B
March 02, 2010
Political notebook: Legislative fighting begins in earnest
ST. PAUL — In some people’s minds, there is a disconnect between legislators negotiating with the governor while at the same time, on the same bill, overriding his veto.
By Don Davis , February 28, 2010
Pawlenty defends his authority to make cuts in state spending
MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Pawlenty defended the constitutionality of his power to cut state spending Tuesday, arguing in a brief to the Minnesota Supreme Court that he acted within his authority when he cut funding for a state food program for the poor without legislative approval.
By Steve Karnowski , February 10, 2010
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Pawlenty: Don’t touch my budget-cutting power
ST. PAUL — In a pre-emptive warning to lawmakers, Gov. Tim Pawlenty threatened on Friday to veto any attempt to limit his ability to balance the budget himself.
February 06, 2010
Guest View: County commissioner reviews past year, looks ahead
Chris Dahlberg looks back on what is considered one of the toughest years in recent history.
By Chris Dahlberg , February 04, 2010
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