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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Ex-lawmakers warn federal budget woes could hurt
By Don Davis Three Minnesota senior statesmen Tuesday asked Congress to find a bipartisan solution for the federal budget, warning that Minnesotans and state government face consequences if that do...
Posted on 1/15/13 at 4:36 PM
RURAL REFLECTIONS Rural Reflections Radio
Here is this week's Rural Reflections Radio program, Into the Great Wide Open...
Posted on 1/11/13 at 7:04 AM
STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! The Fiscal Cliff
What is the fiscal cliff? It is a term first used by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to describe the impact on the economy of about $502 billion in expiring tax cuts and spending reductions, bot...
Posted on 12/5/12 at 3:11 PM
STAFF BLOG AG RIGHT The 'fiscal cliff' and ag
If you're like me, you're tired of hearing and reading about the fiscal cliff. If you're like me, you're still following the issue anyway. The fiscal cliff refers to a combination of expiring federal...
Posted on 12/3/12 at 3:19 PM
RYAN BAKKEN: Bigger cliffs to worry about
Avoiding the fiscal cliff will require a compromise. And what are the chances of that happening? So, it’s perhaps best that we concern ourselves with other potential cliffs to avoid, cliffs that are closer to home.
By Ryan Bakken , December 30, 2012
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Over the fiscal cliff: Soft or hard landing? 
A look at why it's so hard for Republicans and Democrats to compromise on urgent matters of taxes and spending, and what happens if they fail to meet their deadline.
By Connie Cass , December 29, 2012
Last ditch effort to avoid fiscal cliff under way
The end game at hand, the White House and Senate leaders took a final stab at compromise Friday night to prevent middle-class tax increases from taking effect at the turn of the new year and possibly prevent sweeping spending cuts as well.
By David Espo and Jim Kunhenn , December 28, 2012
Milk prices could double without new farm bill
A “dairy cliff” looms that has farmers across the Midwest anxious. Because Congress failed to pass a new farm bill, price levels for milk are set to expire at the end of the year. If that happens, the price of milk will nearly double.
By Elizabeth Baier , December 28, 2012
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Obama, top lawmakers meet over fiscal cliff
Congressional leaders have arrived at the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama in an eleventh-hour effort to avert a fiscal cliff of across-the-board tax increases and steep spending cuts.
By David Espo and Jim Kuhnhenn , December 28, 2012
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No deal in sight as deadline for fiscal deal nears
A last-gasp effort Thursday to avoid automatic tax increases and spending cuts got off on the same convulsive, partisan tone that marked congressional attempts to resolve the impasse before lawmakers left Washington to go home for Christmas.
By Jim Kuhnhenn , December 27, 2012
Greg Stites, Bismark ND, letters: Let Clinton-era tax rates get U.S. on track
There is no catastrophic “fiscal cliff.” Both parties have embraced the term “fiscal cliff” to describe a return to the federal tax rates that existed before both political parties passed of the Bush tax cuts in 2001.
By Greg Stites , December 23, 2012
House GOP plans vote on fiscal cliff 'Plan B'
The Republican-controlled House pushed ahead Thursday with a bill that would raise taxes on people earning over $1 million a year as hopes faded for a pre-Christmas deal between President Barack Obama and Speaker John Boehner to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff."
December 20, 2012
Spending cuts shadow Obama meeting with tribes
Hours after talking tough against Republicans in "fiscal cliff" negotiations, President Barack Obama and members of his Cabinet reassured hundreds of Native American leaders the administration's programs and efforts on their behalf would continue.
By Suzanne Gamboa , December 15, 2012
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Harlan Goerger, Fargo, N.D. letter: Spending cuts — not tax hikes — hold the key
Harlan Goerger of Fargo, North Dakota writes about spending cuts.
By Harlan Goerger , December 15, 2012
ELIOT GLASSHEIM: Let’s level the cliff and build a smooth road
It’s clear to everyone who loves America that we must put our fiscal house in order. This will require a deal in which the GOP can tell its supporters that they’re getting part of what they think is best for the country, while the Democratic Party can tell its own supporters that they, too, are getting part of what they think is best.
By Eliot Glassheim , December 15, 2012
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PAUL KRUGMAN: Forget fiscal cliff; let’s climb out of jobs hole
Paul Krugman of the New York Times writes on the Fiscal Cliff and the job crisis
By Paul Krugman , December 09, 2012
Boehner: No progress in fiscal cliff talks
House Speaker John Boehner said Friday there has been no progress in negotiations to avert a "fiscal cliff" combination of automatic tax increases and spending cuts in January and called on President Barack Obama to produce a new offer.
By Andrew Taylor , December 07, 2012
Sen. Conrad says he could fix fiscal cliff in about 20 minutes
Retiring Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., says he could fix the fiscal cliff in about 20 minutes. “It’s amazing at how easy it is to do, actually, if you have no one that you have to persuade but yourself,” the retiring senator quipped in a Forum Editorial Board meeting Thursday.
By Erik Burgess , December 07, 2012
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