BUDGET
Capitol, floods, veterans, disaster bills end 2013 legislative session
By Don Davis The Minnesota Legislature ended a historic 2013 session seconds before midnight Monday after voting to renovate the state Capitol building, help communities fight floods, give veterans...
Posted on 5/21/13 at 1:16 AM
Budget Help Tip of the Week: Saving at the Grocery Store
Before our last grocery excursion, my wife and I were discussing at which market we would spend our hard earned dollars. After much debating we decided there had to be a better (and cheaper) way to sh...
Posted on 5/8/13 at 10:09 AM
Shop Smart
By Jessica Sly Are you in need of some new outfits but are restrained by a strict budget? Too intimidated by all those racks of clothes to even attempt browsing? Good news! There are plenty of ways to...
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:08 AM
Fun on a Budget
We all live on tight budgets, but we still need to have some fun. A budget with no fun will be unlivable over time. Think of your budget as a diet. If your diet only consists of carrots and celery, ev...
Posted on 4/11/12 at 8:13 AM
Gift Giving On A Budget
So you set a budget and now you are having trouble sticking with it. You really want to do Christmas this year without more credit card debt.......I know you do and I do too. Maybe y...
Posted on 12/19/11 at 9:46 AM
Local schools to get fix-ups
On Monday, the Alexandria School Board approved spending about $667,000 on capital improvements, deferred maintenance, and health and safety projects next school year district-wide.By Amy Chaffins , April 19, 2013
Ingebrigtsen: Budget, tax plans debated at Legislature
Editor's note: The following is legislative update from State Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen, R-Alexandria.By Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen, R-Alexandria , April 15, 2013
Minnesotans see impact from federal sequestration cuts
The federal government’s failure to agree on how to fix its debt problem could cost Minnesota more than $90 million this year. Early numbers show schools and health programs could be among those most affected, a legislative committee learned Friday.By Don Davis , April 10, 2013
April is for budget; guns and marriage return in May
The Minnesota Legislature is famous for deciding major issues near the end of each year’s session. Expect 2013 to be no different.By Don Davis and Danielle Killey, Forum News Service , April 03, 2013
Federal cuts will likely hit gradually
By Don Davis , March 06, 2013
Younger children featured in budget plan
Adding money to early childhood education and all-day kindergarten programs, as Governor Mark Dayton suggests, is important to Minnesota’s future, the state House education finance leader says.By Don Davis , March 01, 2013
Bigger deficit? Tax impacts? State budget questions abound
Federal tax law changes could lead to a deeper Minnesota budget deficit, the state Senate leader says, one of several uncertainties about the state budget.By Don Davis and Danielle Killey , February 18, 2013
Bold budget request approved for county IT department
Douglas County commissioners took a virtual leap into the county’s future on Tuesday at their county board meeting in Alexandria. After just two months on the job, new Internet Technology Director Brent Birkeland submitted a bold request to adjust the 2013 IT department budget for staff training from $500 to $10,500. His request was unanimously approved.By Crystal Dey , February 15, 2013
Dayton says Minnesota is OK but needs his budget
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey, Forum News Service , February 08, 2013
Questions remain about Gov. Dayton's tax plan impact
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey, Forum Communications , January 25, 2013
New lawmakers excited to begin
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey, Forum News Service , January 11, 2013
Minnesotans watch to see if state budget will increase
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey, Forum Communications , January 09, 2013
For Peterson, fiscal cliff bill puts budget 'further behind'
U.S. Representative Collin Peterson, an accountant before turning politician, could not support budget legislation passed on New Year’s night because it will grow the federal deficit by $3.9 trillion. “They spent more than they raised,” the western Minnesota Democratic congressman said about those who voted for the measure in the name of deficit control. “So we are further behind.”By Don Davis , January 04, 2013
In 30 minutes or less
By Crystal Dey , December 19, 2012
In 30 minutes or less: Douglas County commissioners approved 2013 budget and levy
In what might have been the shortest tax hearing in Douglas County history, commissioners passed both the levy and budget for 2013. About a dozen people, mostly department heads, attended the half-hour meeting at Public Works on the evening of December 12.By Crystal Dey , December 13, 2012
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