ST. PAUL, MN – Today the Office of Minnesota Management and Budget released a new budget forecast showing a projected deficit of $627 million for fiscal years 2014-2015.
Rep. Raymond Dehn (DFL – Minneapolis) released the following statement reacting to the February forecast.
“We need to put an end to Minnesota’s perpetual budget deficits. A projected $627 million deficit means that the status quo of cuts and gimmicks isn’t working.
The DFL majority is committed to passing a budget that doesn’t ask middle class or low-income families to shoulder the burden of our fiscal challenges.
Cutting priorities like education puts students in my district at a disproportional disadvantage. The best way reduce the achievement and employment gaps and end the cycle of poverty is by making sure our kids receive a great education.
I’m excited to work with my colleagues and Governor Dayton to move Minnesota forward in a new direction by investing in our schools, reducing property taxes for homeowners and businesses, and putting an end the status quo of cuts, borrowing, and gimmicks.”