Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Rumors are True.  Here are the budget targets as reported late last evening.

Spending Targets by Budget Area
  • E-12: $54 million
  • Higher Education: $22.25 million
  • Health and Human Services: $103.9 million
  • Jobs and Economic Development: $19.8 million (Note: a $10 million transfer from the Assigned Risk Pool will boost total spending to $29.8 million)
  • Transportation: $15 million
  • Environment and Agriculture: $12 million
  • Judiciary and Public Safety: $35 million
  • State Government and Veterans Affairs: $705,000
  • Additional Spending: $20 million in various bills (Women’s Economic Security Act, synthetic drugs, medical marijuana, etc.)
Here is the MPR story:  http://blogs.mprnews.org/capitol-view/2014/05/house-and-senate-reach-agreement-on-spending-priorities/

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