Minnesota lawmakers are meeting on Monday in a special session to pass a two-year budget, which includes voting on 14 bills, to avoid a government shutdown.

This bipartisan budget agreement makes thoughtful reductions in state spending while keeping us on track to make Minnesota ...

Florida is in strong fiscal shape, but the budget battle is over how much to cut, not how to address chronic shortages of ...

Beyond the regular session May 19 deadline, leaders have missed several self-imposed deadlines for finishing their work: May ...

County sheriffs and attorneys ask lawmakers to fund mental health facilities as jails have a backlog of mentally ill ...

Progress at the Capitol ‘as slow as molasses’ as legislative leaders work to caucus votes and wait for revisors to draft ...

A timely question was posed through KTTC’s Facebook page about the ongoing financial talks being conducted by state lawmakers ...

When Minnesotans talk about hidden gems, they’re usually referring to a secluded lake or a tucked-away café—not a sprawling ...

Budget delays have been common across the country amid lousy economic forecasts, federal uncertainty and other factors.

Already behind schedule, Minnesota lawmakers aim to complete a new state budget this week and head off the possibility of a ...

Union members lashed out at the governor during a recent virtual town, with some questioning if they should stand by him if ...

Possible layoffs, a return-to-office directive and tense contract negotiations are straining Gov. Tim Walz’s relationship ...