Minnesota collected billions more in taxes beyond what state lawmakers agreed to spend on state services, leading to a record-shattering $17.6 billion budget surplus. Tuesday’s announcement of the ...

Minnesota’s historic budget surplus remains nearly unchanged at $17.5 billion almost two months in the legislative session. Tax collections continue to be higher than expected, but a recent move by ...

An updated forecast released Monday puts Minnesota's budget surplus at $17.5 billion, representing an overall improvement in the state's fiscal picture. While the figure from Minnesota Management and ...

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The budget outlook for Minnesota has improved, officials announced on Thursday, indicating a slightly larger surplus forecast for the current budget period. The current two-year budget period, until ...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s budget surplus now sits at $17.5 billion, holding steady since the previous forecast, according to projections released Monday, Feb. 27. That’s slightly lower than the December ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota is projected to have a budget surplus of $2.4 billion this biennium, state officials said Wednesday. But there are warning signs in future years that could lead to a ...

ST. PAUL - Minnesota’s $1.9 billion budget surplus is in demand. It could go to transportation, tax cuts, early-childhood education, broadband, transportation, northern Minnesota’s miners, Local ...