State has $1.3 billion surplus for 2020-21
ST. PAUL (KMHL) – There was some good news on the state’s budget situation yesterday. Minnesota Management and Budget office released its November budget forecast showing a $1.332 billion surplus during the 2020-2021 Biennium. Gov. Tim Walz said yesterday that he would like to see some of the surplus go to help better fund rural Minnesota schools. Walz notes that rural taxpayers have been picking up the slack for funding education for years. "I've made the case that it becomes harder to do, especially for greater Minnesota schools," said Walz. He would like to see some of the surplus money go to [...]