Given inflation at home and tension abroad, it’s somewhat a surprise that the budget forecast for Minnesota’s immediate future improved by $1.5 billion.  Added to the November forecast projected surplus of $7.7 billion, the projected surplus now sits at approximately $9.3 billion.  The increased projection is a result of both increased tax collections across the income, sales, and corporate categories and less than projected spending.  The largest budget category where spending decreased is E-12 education,

Welcome to the New (and Hopefully Improved) Blog.  With the updating of the website, the blogging platform was switched for compatability purposes, so there may be a few hiccups as I move forward with the changes.  Hopefully, the disruptions won’t be major. HF 3224!  The big news on the SEE front is the introduction of the major education levy equalization package that I have been working on with my compatriots in AMSD and MREA.  We have worked