budget

Friday's deal ends an impasse over spending on police.

Lawmakers will decide how to spend it in the next session.

The House and the Senate had to burn the midnight oil to hammer out the $48 billion spending bill.

Gov. Tim Walz joined legislative leaders to announce the accord.

The GOPers have proposed a smaller budget than Gov. Tim Walz and the House DFL.

The state is looking at a $1 billion surplus in the years ahead.

It's down nearly half-a-billion from the November forecast.

It provides a huge boost to education funding,

The Legislature and incoming Democratic governor Tim Walz will have some money to allocate.

It's facing a $33 million budget shortfall.

The GOP-led Legislature sued Dayton for vetoing their operating budget.