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THE NEW FORTY Disparity...
I recently became aware of a fairly significant disparity between the base budgets for NDSU and UND. I must confess that I do not pay all that much attention to those sort of things...mostly I just pa...
Posted on 12/7/11 at 9:19 PM
THE WEST WING Council Meeting 9-6-2011
The following are the proposed agenda items for Tuesday evening's regular City Council meeting. The agenda and packet can be found on theCity Council web page. The consent agenda contains the followi...
Posted on 9/6/11 at 7:00 AM
N.D. predicts $2 billion state surplus in 2013 
No longer will North Dakotans be talking about the state’s billion-dollar surplus and reserves. Instead, they can start talking about $2 billion. The latest state finance report predicts a whopping $2 billion in surplus and reserves by June 30, 2013, the end of the biennium.
By Teri Finneman , June 19, 2012
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Could budget cutbacks be the death of the university press?
For 54 years, the University of Missouri Press has showcased the state’s history, culture and authors to readers close to home and scholars far beyond its borders. That legacy ends next month after the university system's president's decision to shut down the money-losing press.
By Alan Scher Zagier , June 17, 2012
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Gov. Dalrymple asks state agencies to hold spending even
Gov. Jack Dalrymple directed state agencies Monday to develop hold-even budgets for the 2013-15 biennium and to suggest spending reductions of 3 percent in case savings are needed.
By Teri Finneman , April 16, 2012
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House approves Republican deficit-cutting plan
Republicans have pushed an election-year $3.5 trillion budget through a divided House that showcases their plans for trimming federal deficits and contrasts sharply with how President Barack Obama and Democrats would tackle the nation's fiscal problems.
By Alan Fram , March 29, 2012
Lawmakers plead with Obama to help avoid defense cuts
The reductions — $50 billion in the first year and $492 billion over a decade — won't kick in until January 2013, but lawmakers argued that Congress and the Obama administration can't wait months to deal with the issue and leave it to a lame-duck session in December. Jobs are at stake as well as long-term Pentagon contracts, they said.
By Donna Cassata , March 29, 2012
House panel approves contentious GOP budget plan
The top Republican in the House predicted a deficit-slashing GOP budget plan is on track to pass next week despite clearing the Budget Committee by a razor-thin margin. "I am confident that we will have the votes," said House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio.
By Andrew Taylor , March 22, 2012
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Obama budget produces 2013 deficit of $977 billion
A new analysis of President Barack Obama's budget for next year says the deficit scenario for next year isn't as rosy as the White House figured last month. Friday's Congressional Budget Office report said Obama's budget would produce a $977 billion deficit next year — $75 billion more than predicted by the White House.
By Andrew Taylor , March 16, 2012
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Lawmakers debate pay cutoff for budget gridlock
The idea is simple. If Congress doesn't pass a budget and all 12 of the accompanying spending bills setting annual agency budgets on time, every lawmaker's paycheck would get cut off. No exceptions.
By Andrew Taylor , March 14, 2012
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Minnesota State ‘surplus’ does not mean extra money
Minnesota’s economy is doing better than the country, helping generate a modest state budget surplus, but that does not translate into extra money. That is because the money, in essence, already is spent. State finance officials Wednesday announced a $323 million projected surplus, because a little more revenue is coming in and, mostly, less money is being spent.
By Don Davis and Danielle Nordine , February 29, 2012
U.S. defense secretary, top military leader defend Pentagon's budget plan
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and the nation's top military leader Tuesday defended the Pentagon's slimmed-down, $614 billion budget, telling lawmakers it's time to show Congress is serious about reducing the deficit. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Panetta warned lawmakers that budget cuts will hit all 50 states, but he says the reductions have been carefully planned and there is little room for changes.
By Lolita C. Baldor , February 14, 2012
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Obama budget off to Congress; Republicans dispute it
The new budget that President Barack Obama is sending to Congress aims to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade by restraining government spending and raising taxes on the wealthy. To help a weak economy, Obama's proposal Monday requests increases in transportation, education and other areas.
By Martin Crutsinger , February 12, 2012
Obama's new budget plan involves use of old tax ideas for new spending
The White House is focusing on re-election themes such as jobs and public works projects in President Barack Obama's new budget blueprint while relying on familiar but never enacted tax increases on the wealthy and corporations to reduce future deficits after four years of trillion dollar-plus shortfalls.
By Andrew Taylor , February 11, 2012
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Minnesota lawmakers back in session Tuesday, with hopes of a quick exit
The Legislature's 2012 session opens Tuesday with plenty of ambitious goals, and one down-to-earth reality: Nothing HAS to happen before lawmakers bolt for the campaign trail.
By Brian Bakst , January 20, 2012
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Left and right attack Gov. Dayton bonding bill
Attacks on Gov. Mark Dayton’s public works spending proposal came from both sides, starting Tuesday even before he finished announcing his $775 million plan. Republicans said he wants to spend too much. Democrats praised the amount, but the Legislature’s most experienced bonding expert said his fellow DFLer did not divide the money wisely.
By Don Davis , January 17, 2012
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Bonding argument is over how much to spend
It is not so much whether Minnesota state government should borrow money to fund public works projects, it is a matter of how much and what the projects would be.
By Don Davis and Danielle Nordine , January 17, 2012
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