The most recent revenue collection numbers for the state came out this month and once again they are above projections, Sen. Paul Gazelka, R-Brainerd, said. He said the Minnesota Management and Budget Department (MMB) announced that the net general fund revenues totaled $1.301 billion in May, $32.3 million (2.5 percent) more than forecast. As a result, year-to-date revenues are now $148 million above February’s forecast.
In February of 2012, MMB announced a $1.2 billion budget surplus, which was a $7 billion dollar turnaround from the $6.2 billion budget deficit of November 2010.
Gazelka said May’s revenue collection numbers confirm that the approach of fiscal responsibility and sensible government works for Minnesota.
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The economy is improving.
Hey Gazelka
Did you forget all the money you owe the schools???
Remember, Paul isn't a candidate in the next election...
Remember folks in Brainerd...
Paul made a conscious decision to move out of the Brainerd area for the Senate in the State of Minnesota for the next general election...
His choice...
Fact, not Fiction...
Too bad he didn't
run in WBL.
Chamberlain has, and yes, we REMEMBER!
Skol...
Okay Fair, answer this question, from the past and the now.
Why is the Confederacy re-introducing itself into 2012?
Weak Federal Rights.
Strong State Rights.
This was somewhat solved back over 100 years ago, and Abraham Lincoln was President.
Confederate States Constitution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_Constitution
Care to comment on why the Confederate Articles vs. the US Constitution matters?
That's a valid commentary, correct?
I have an huge internet arsenal ready to challenge your assessment...
Kinda sucks, the internet, doesn't it? Equal research, to equal answers, to equal squabbles...
What if someone has
more guns than you and doesn't want to squabble much? the Confederacy was confined a bit more 150 years ago (not 100, sorry) to a dismal area, in my opinion. Your leader wants to make 100% of America dismal. Over one third of Americans are legal gun owners and lots of them own more than one gun. (ask me again why no one sends an army to invade). It's a guess, for sure, but about 75% of the new LEGAL gun buyers are buying guns because they fear what the liberal machine is propagating in the USA. Your leader is violating the Constituton and giving the Supreme Court the finger and his wife says you are fat and can't have a burger anymore. I contend that YOU are the Confederate in a dismal position but won't hold it against you as long as you refuse to back the Packers!
Increased state revenue , must be Pawlentys policies
Finally kicking in with those trickle down economics for job creators,OR maybe increased property tax collection , no wait its got to be from the government shut down a year ago..
Well you can kiss your job creators goodbye
now that the Health Care Act has been upheld by the socialist Supreme Court. Once these people realize just how much of their profits they will lose to pay for this joke of a bill, the only ones who will be winning are the Chinese!
And if I remember the GOP were the ones to pay back the schools, but it was Gov. Mumbles that vetoes it.
just not your your day eh pudnut???
At least you are the king of points :)
Points? Galls you slithertwitter?
It would seem the only ones who are concerned with points are the liberals. Get over it and concentrate on the article.
Still in a funk??
Jeeesh pudnut, so angry, was just trying to cheer you up