Minn. legislature approves budget compromise to erase $3 billion state deficit, adjourns

Minn. lawmakers pass budget compromise, adjourn

Minnesota Senate working on bill to shut $2.9B budget gap through cuts, possible tax increase

Minn. Senate readies bill to shut $2.9B budget gap

Pawlenty orders Minn. cash crunch plans, may defer bill payments if state budget not solved

Pawlenty orders planning for Minn. cash crunch

U of Minn., Metro Council reach tentative agreement on Central Corridor light rail line

Agreement reached on light rail line in Minn.

Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Bakk calls for extending state sales tax to clothing in July

Minn. gov candidate Bakk calls for tax on clothing

Universities push to get all students counted in 2010 Census, with federal funding at stake

Universities push to get students in Census 2010

Pawlenty announces ‘austere’ bonding bill, deal to buy Vermilion Lake land for state park

Pawlenty offers $685M bonding bill

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Friday that the state should borrow $685 million this year to pay for building projects on college campuses, repairing bridges and other road maintenance, flood preparation and other state construction needs.