The three largest line items are a $250 million bump in public safety aid, $240 million for lead pipe remediation, and $135 million in reimbursement aid to school districts for extending unemployment eligibility to certain school district employees that only work during the school year.

“Walz checks” are only the beginning.

Minnesota Management and Budget officials revealed the February budget forecast Monday, and the numbers aren’t that different from what was projected in November.

473 pages of the biennial budget

Rolling out the dough

Senate Majority Leader said several conference committees, including education, are far apart.

The Minnesota budget and economic outlook remains positive.

Much of the funding continues into future budgets.

Experts tasked with advising state budget officials, that inflation would reduce the surplus by an estimated $1.2 billion.

State Rankings of State and Local Government Revenues and Spending

Legislature will have plenty of money to work with in their election-year session.

Legislature will have plenty of money to work with in their election-year session