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    February 27, 2015
    Minnesota surplus up $832 million to $1.9 billion
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesota's real budget debate began today when state finance officials announced a $1.9 billion surplus, an increase of $832 million from a report less than three months ago. The surplus will allow lawmakers and the governor to spend more money, use it to cut taxes...
    newsFebruary 27, 2015 - 10:14am
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    February 22, 2015
    With the budget, the president calls the shots
    It may not be obvious from the news coverage, but a good bit of Congress’s 2015 agenda just landed on Capitol Hill with a thud. I mean this literally. The federal budget that President Obama recently submitted runs to 2,000 pages. This is the most important government document...
    opinion / editorialsFebruary 22, 2015 - 5:45am
    February 11, 2015
    Boost in students means deficit reduction for DL school
    Thanks in part to an enrollment boost of 75 students, the Detroit Lakes School Board approved a revised 2014-15 budget Monday night that reflects a $64,000 reduction in its deficit. When the budget was originally approved last June, it included a $764,000 deficit due to planned...
    news / Detroit LakesFebruary 11, 2015 - 12:00pm
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    January 27, 2015
    Dayton budget plan covers a wide range of issues
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton's two-year budget plan would pump more than a half billion dollars into education, increase the number of food inspectors by 26, add facilities at some parks, fund better supervision of child abuse programs, improve railroad crossings and provide...
    newsJanuary 27, 2015 - 8:40pm
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