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In-depth analysis of subject matter related both to fiscal policy and the operation of state programs. These analysis also include reviews of major fiscal milestones in a given year, including the Governor's budget recommendations, forecasts of expenditures and revenues, and Legislative decisions.
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2012
Tax Rankings & Minnesota (2012 Update) (no. 12.13)
A Glossary of Fiscal Terms and Acronyms (2012 Update) (no. 12.12)
Fiscal Notes (2012 Update) (no. 12.11)
State Education Funding: Accounting Shifts, 2012 (no. 12.10)
2012 First Special Session: Fiscal Summary of Disaster Relief (no. 12.09)
Summary of the Fiscal Actions of 2012 Legislature (no. 12.08)
General Fund Revenue and Expenditure Forecasts: Changes from Previous Forecasts (no. 12.07)
Minnesota Vikings Stadium: A Summary of Actions by the 2012 Legislature (no. 12.06)
A Summary of the 2012 Session Capital Budget (no. 12.05)
A History of the School Excess Operating Referendum Levy (no. 12.04)
Governor Mark Dayton's 2012 Capital Budget Recommendations (no. 12.03)
State Expenditures - All Operating Funds (no. 12.02)
Legislative Review of State Agency Requests to Spend Federal Funds (2012 Update) (no. 12.01)
2011
Summary of the Fiscal Actions of 2011 Legislature (no. 11.05)
An Overview of Governor Dayton's FY 2012-13 Budget Recommendations (no. 11.04)
General Fund Revenue and Expenditure Forecasts: Changes from Previous Forecasts (no. 11.03)
Minnesota's Debt Management Policies & Guidelines (no. 11.02)
State Education Funding: Accounting Shifts, 2011 (no. 11.01)
2010
2010 Special Session: Fiscal Summary of Disaster Relief (no. 10.07)
Summary of the Fiscal Actions of 2010 Legislature (no. 10.06)
Summary of the 2010 Session Capital Budget (no. 10.05)
Governor Tim Pawlenty's 2010 Supplemental Budget Recommendations (no. 10.04)
Legislative Review of State Agency Requests to Spend Federal Funds (2010 Update)(no. 10.03)
Governor Tim Pawlenty's 2010 Capital Budget Recommendations (no. 10.02)
Fiscal Notes (2010 Update) (no. 10.01)
2009
An Overview of Governor Pawlenty's FY 2010-11 Unallotments (no. 09.05)
Summary of the Fiscal Actions of 2009 Legislature (no. 09.04)
General Fund Revenue and Expenditure Forecasts: Changes from Previous Forecasts (no. 09.03)
An Overview of Governor Pawlenty's FY 2010-11 Budget Recommendations (no. 09.02)
State Education Funding: Accounting Shifts, 2009 (no. 09.01)
2008
2008 Transportation Finance Legislation: Laws 2008, Chapter 152 (published with House Research)
A Glossary of Fiscal Terms and Acronyms (no. 08.10)
FAQ on Tax Rankings and Minnesota, Updated December 2008 (no. 08.09)
General Fund Revenue and Expenditure Forecasts: Changes from Previous Forecasts (no. 08.08)
Summary of the Fiscal Actions of 2008 Legislature (no. 08.07)
Summary of the 2008 Session Capital Budget (no. 08.06)
A History of the School Excess Operating Referendum Levy (no. 08.05)
State Education Funding: Accounting Shifts (no. 08.04)
State Expenditures - All Operating Funds (no. 08.03)
Governor Tim Pawlenty's 2008 Capital Budget Recommendations (no. 08.02)
FAQ on Tax Rankings and Minnesota (no. 08.01) (see update at no. 08.09)
2007
Legislative Review of State Agency Requests to Spend Federal Funds (no. 07.08)
2007 Special Session: Fiscal Summary of Disaster Relief (no. 07.07)
General Fund Revenue and Expenditure Forecasts: Changes from Previous Forecasts (no. 07.06)
Summary of the Fiscal Actions of 2007 Legislature (no. 07.05)
An Overview of Governor Tim Pawlenty's FY 2008-09 Budget Recommendations (no. 07.04)
History of School Excess Operating Referendum (no. 07.03)
Dedication of Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Revenue (2007 Update) (no. 07.02)
Fiscal Notes (2007 Update) (no. 07.01)
2006
A Glossary of Fiscal Terms and Acronyms (no. 06.11)
Dedication of Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Revenues (no. 06.10)
General Fund Revenue and Expenditure Forecasts: Changes from Previous Forecasts (no. 06.09)
Sports Stadium Funding: A Summary of the Actions of the 2006 Legislature(no. 06.08)
Summary of the Legislature's 2006 Capital Budget Bill (no. 06.07)
Summary of the Fiscal Actions of 2006 Legislature (no. 06.06)
Governor Tim Pawlenty's 2006 Supplemental Budget Recommendations (no. 06.05)
Education Funding: A History of Funding Increases and Reductions (No. 06.04)
School District Revenue, 1984-2004, Adjusted for Inflation (No. 06.03)
Minnesota School District Enrollment Trends (No. 06.02)
Governor Tim Pawlenty's 2006 Capital Budget Recommendations (no. 06.01)
2005
State Expenditures - All Operating Funds (no. 05.04)
Summary of the Fiscal Actions of 2005 Legislature (no. 05.03)
An Overview of Governor Tim Pawlenty's FY 2006-07 Budget Recommendations (no. 05.02)
Governor Tim Pawlenty's 2005 Capital Budget Recommendations (no. 05.01)
2004
A Glossary of Fiscal Terms and Acronyms (no. 04.06)
Governor Tim Pawlenty's Directives to Balance the FY 2004-05 General Fund Budget(no. 04.05)
Summary of the Fiscal Actions of 2004 Legislature (no. 04.04)
Governor Tim Pawlenty's 2004 Supplemental Budget Recommendations (no. 04.03)
Governor Tim Pawlenty's 2004 Capital Budget Recommendations (no. 04.02)
General Fund Revenue and Expenditure Forecasts: Changes from Previous Forecasts (no. 04.01)
2003
State Expenditures - All Operating Funds (no. 03.05)
Summary of the Fiscal Actions of the 2003 Legislature (no. 03.04)
FY 2003 Reductions, Legislative Proposals and Governor's Unallotments (no. 03.03)
An Overview of Governor Tim Pawlenty's FY
2004-05 Budget Recommendations (no. 03.02)
Fiscal Notes (2003 Update) (no. 03.01)
2002
A Glossary of Fiscal Terms and Acronyms - 12/02 Update (no.
02.11)
A History of the School Operating Levy Referendum (no. 02.10)
Tax Cuts and Rebates: The Fiscal Impact of Five Years of Tax Cuts (1997-2001) (no.
02.09)
Summary of the 2002 Special Session on Flood Relief (no.
02.08)
Summary of the 2002 Session Capital Budget (no.
02.07)
Understanding the K-12 General Education Funding Program:
2002-03 School Year (no. 02.06)
Summary of the Fiscal Actions of the 2002 Legislature (no.
02.05)
Legislative Review of State Agency Requests to Spend
Federal
Funds (no. 02.04)
An Overview of Chapter 220, the Omnibus Budget
Balancing Bill (no. 02.03)
Summary of the Governor's 2002 Session Capital Budget
Recommendations (no. 02.02)
An Overview of Governor Jesse Ventura's FY
2002-03 Supplemental Budget Recommendations (no. 02.01)
2001
Summary of the Fiscal Actions of the 2001 Legislative
Session (no 01.05)
Understanding the K-12 General Education Funding Program:
2001-02 School Year (no. 01.04)
Minnesota's TANF Program: A Snapshot of Fiscal Year 2001
Appropriations (no. 01.03)
An Overview of Governor Jesse Ventura's FY 2002-03
Biennial Budget Recommendations (no. 01.02)
The Permanent School Fund: Background and Issues (no.
01.01)
2000
Fiscal Notes (no. 00.08)
A Glossary of Fiscal Terms and Acronyms (no.
00.07)
While You Were Out...2000 Interim Fiscal Update (no.
00.06)
Minnesota Child Care Assistance Finance Primer (no.
00.05)
State Expenditures - All Operating Funds (no. 00.04)
Understanding the K-12 General Education Funding Program:
2000-01 School Year (no. 00.03)
Summary of the Fiscal Actions of the 2000 Legislative Session
(no 00.02)
Summary of the Governor's 2000 Session Capital Budget
Recommendations (no. 00.01)
1999, Volume 14
Health and Human Services Reserve Funds (v. 14, no.
VII)
The Game and Fish Fund: History and Current Status (v. 14,
no. VI)
Summary of the Fiscal Actions of the 1999 Legislative Session
(v. 14, no. V)
Summary of Governor Ventura's 2000-01 Budget
Recommendations (v. 14, no. IV)
Legislative Review of State Agency Requests to Spend Federal
Funds (v. 14, no. III)
Fiscal Notes (v. 14, no. II)
The November 1998 General Fund Forecast (v. 14, no.
I)
1998, Volume 13
State Agency Performance Reports -- 1998 (v. 13, no.
X)
Replacing ISTEA: What TEA-21 Means to Minnesota (v. 13, no.
IX)
Tools for Increasing and Preserving the Current Supply of
Affordable Rental Housing (vol. 13, no. VIII)
A Glossary of Fiscal Terms and Acronyms (1998 Revised
Version) (v. 13, no. VII)
Understanding the K-12 General Education Funding Program:
1998-99 School Year (v. 13, no. VI)
Job Creation and TIF (v. 13, no. V)
Summary of the Fiscal Actions of the 1998 Legislative Session
(v. 13, no. IV)
Summary of the Governor's 1998 Session Operating Budget
Recommendations (v. 13, no. III)
Summary of the Governor's 1998 Session Capital Budget
Recommendations (v. 13, no. II)
The Property Tax Reform Account (v. 13, no. I)
1997, Volume 12
November 1997 Revenue and Expenditure Forecast Summary (v. 12, no. XII)
Child Care Investment Increasing (v. 12, no. XI)
1997 Flood Relief: Details of Emergency Flood Relief Legislation (v. 12, no. X)
Twins Stadium Financing (v. 12, no. IX)
Summary of the Fiscal Actions of the 1997 Legislative Session (v. 12, no. VIII)
Economic Development Tools (v. 12, no. VII)
February Forecast and Summary of the Governor's 1997 Session SUPPLEMENTAL Budget
Recommendations (v. 12, no. VI)
Summary of the Governor's 1997 Session Budget Recommendations (v. 12, no. V)
Fiscal Impact of Removal of the K-12 Education Caps - 1997
H.F. 1 (v. 12, no. IV)
State Property Tax and Education Funding (v. 12, no. III)
A Glossary of Fiscal Terms (v. 12, no. II)
The Permanent School Fund - Background and Issues (v. 12, no. I)
1996, Volume 11
Possible Issues of Interest for the 1997 Legislature (v. 11, no. IX)
November 1996 Forecast of Revenue and Expenditures Summary (v. 11, no. VIII)
History of School District Referendum Levies (v. 11, no. VII)
Education Finance Revenues, FY 1996/97 (v. 11, no. VI)
Results of the Legislature's 1996 Fiscal Actions (v. 11, no. V)
Understanding the General Education Funding Program (v. 11, no. IV)
Review of Technology Issues, Especially the Role of the
Information Policy Office (v. 11, no. III)
Summary of the Governor's 1996 Session Budget Recommendations (v. 11, no. II)
1995 MinnesotaCare Summary (v. 11, no. I)
1995, Volume 10
November 1995 Revenue and Expenditure Forecast Summary
(v. 10, no. XIII)
Results of the Legislature's 1995 Fiscal Actions (v. 10, no. VIII)
Summary of the Governor's 1995 Session SUPPLEMENTAL
Budget Recommendations (v. 10, no. IV)
Summary of the Governor's 1995 Session (FY 1996-97)
Budget Recommendations (Full Text)(v. 10, no. III)
Summary of the Governor's 1995 Session (FY 1996-97)
Budget Recommendations (Executive Summary) (v. 10, no. III)
State Agency Performance Reports (v. 10, no. I)
1994, Volume 9
1994 MinnesotaCare Summary (v. 9, no. VIII)
Fiscal Year End Balances for FY 94-95 and FY 96-97 Biennia
(v. 9, no. VII)
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