The House and Senate each passed budget resolutions last week that support the priorities of President’s Obama’s budget, but it is important that the final resolution to come out of… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Funding for the Environment
Minnesotans Deserve the Clean Water in President Obama’s Budget Proposal
As the House and Senate Budget Committees act on President Obama’s budget this week, the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate of the budget deficit has created new pressure to reduce spending.
More on the President’s Proposed Budget
The budget proposal released by President Obama last week is a long and complicated document (140 pages, PDF). It departs significantly from how things have been done in the past… Read more »
Obama Budget a Down-payment for Great Lakes Campaign Pledge
President Obama recently announced an unprecedented investment of $475 Million in his Fiscal Year 2010 Budget to restore the Great Lakes – an effort that is key to creating jobs… Read more »
What does the stimulus plan mean for our Great Outdoors?
While Minnesotans offer their ideas on how to deal with the massive state budget deficit at community hearings throughout the state in the next few weeks, we should take time… Read more »
Funding falls short…again
Increased funding for water, wildlife, and natural areas, as well as increased funding for transit, came close again this year, but failed to make it through.
Final day of the session
What do Gary Botzek (one of the coolist lobbyists in St. Paul), Al Franken, Mr. T and I all have in common? This year, our birthday falls on the official last day of the 2007 legislation session – today.
Capitol Update for May 18, 2007
Four days left in session but a great deal is still happening. Here’s the latest update from MEP lobbyist John Tuma.
Governor’s Council calls for Dedicated Funding
The Governor’s Conservation Legacy Council has presented their recommendations to the Governor. The Governor put out a press release that summarizes their three points as this:
Governor Vetos Two Good Biofuels Provisions
The Governor signed the Agriculture Finance Omnibus Bill last Friday and while the press release talks about how it is good for energy and the environment (and some of it is), it neglects to mention that he line-item vetoed two funding items supported by Clean Energy Minnesota (CEM) to encourage better fuel sources for ethanol.