The Minnesota Management and Budget Office released the February Budget Forecast Monday, projecting a $17.5 billion budget surplus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee Senator John Marty (DFL-Roseville)<\/strong> released the following statement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMinnesota\u2019s strong financial health will allow us to deliver meaningful change for working families across the state. Most of the projected surplus is one-time funding, which requires a strategic approach as we build a responsible budget for today and the future. Together with my colleagues, we will continue working to create a budget that reflects our shared values by lowering costs, increasing stability, and ensuring an economy that works for all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ###<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Minnesota Management and Budget Office released the February Budget Forecast Monday, projecting a $17.5 billion budget surplus. In response, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee Senator John Marty (DFL-Roseville) released the following statement: \u201cMinnesota\u2019s strong financial health will allow us to deliver meaningful change for working families across the state. Most of the projected surplus is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"1080","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"\n