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Gov. Tim Walz’s revised budget proposes $409 million in added cuts over four years

Gov. Tim Walz proposed $409 million in additional cuts over four years in his revised budget for 2026-27.
The revised budget totals approximately $66 billion and includes $2.3 billion in surplus for 2026-27.
The cuts include $15 million for school library aid and $8 million for the political contribution fund.
Walz stated that the budget is fiscally responsible and focuses on long-term success for Minnesotans.

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Muscatine Journal

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On Iowa Politics Podcast: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz returns to Iowa

On the podcast this week, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Maya Marchel Hoff, SCJ's Jared McNett, and QCT's Sarah Watson discuss a drama-rich county party leadership election and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s return to Iowa.

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Minnesota Reformer

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Minnesota Legislature should rethink Walz's proposed cuts to disability services • Minnesota Reformer

Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed budget includes an array of cuts to disability waiver services, notably to the inflationary adjustment for service providers. Photo courtesy of Living Well Disability Services. Minnesota is at a critical moment. The state’s commitment to supporting people with disabilities is at a crossroads. Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed budget includes an array of cuts to disability waiver services, notably to the inflationary adjustment f…

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Minnesota Republican Party chairman reacts to Walz’s revised budget

Gov. Tim Walz revised his two-year budget plan on Friday, proposing additional spending cuts this year and into the future to respond to a growing projected deficit.

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Pioneer Press

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Gov. Tim Walz’s revised budget proposes $409 million in added cuts over four years

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz rolled out his revised budget proposal on Friday morning, pitching $409 million in additional cuts over four years. Walz released a revised budget proposal for 2026-27 totaling roughly $66 billion, with new pockets for spending cuts. The plan leaves $2.3 billion in surplus for 2026-27 and $342 million in surplus for 2028-29. A separate proposal Walz presented on Jan. 17 also carried $66 billion in total expenditures and h…

4 days ago·Saint Paul, United States

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Albert Lea Tribune

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Walz proposes more cuts, seeks one-time aid for avian influenza and police training in revised budget - Albert Lea Tribune

By Dana Ferguson and Clay Masters, Minnesota Public Radio News Gov. Tim Walz proposed $160 million in additional cuts from numerous state programs as part of a revised budget that he released Friday, adjusting for the recent downtick in available money. The additional cuts would buy the state more savings in the budget two years out, which is projected to have a deficit without shifts in money coming into the state or budget cuts. The proposal w…

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Star Tribune

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Gov. Tim Walz proposes additional spending cuts in revised budget plan

Gov. Tim Walz revised his two-year budget plan on Friday, proposing additional spending cuts this year and into the future to respond to a growing projected deficit.

4 days ago·Minneapolis, United States

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