Join the Freedom Foundation of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute next Thursday, February 28, for a discussion and debate of Governor Mark Dayton’s tax reform proposal. The event will feature a panel discussion with former state commissioners followed by a bi-partisan panel of legislative leaders. This event will take place hours after Minnesota Management and Budget …
Archives for February 2013
FFM Bulletin – February 12, 2013
Another strike against Dayton’s budget and Minnesota’s competitiveness Minnesota’s neighbors smell blood. Political leaders from nearby states are seeking to capitalize on Governor Mark Dayton’s budget proposal, with its myriad tax hikes, massive spending increases (many of which are permanent), and dearth of reform. Lawmakers from other states are trying to lure Minnesota residents and especially …
Capitol Cronyism: Union Edition
Legislation introduced this week in the state House and Senate would provide taxpayer-funded pensions to private employees of a corporation. The proposal would change state law to identify private workers, who are not employed by the state in any way, shape, or form – as "state employees". But not just any employees, and not just any corporation: it is strictly for union organizers at the …