Feb 282011
Minnesota’s budget deficit is now forecasted to be a little more than $5 billion instead of the previously projected $6 billion. The news prompted Dayton to announce that he would scale back cuts to nursing facilities and home care services. How this will play out in end-of-session budget negotiations is anyone’s guess. The fiscal gulf separating the governor and Republicans is still wide and difficult to bridge. But this latest news might give both sides the breathing room they need to reach a compromise.
