budget

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.