State Budget is More than Adding & Subtracting Numbers

Minnesota AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Steve Hunter issued the following statement on the state’s February budget forecast: 

“While it’s encouraging to see the state’s balance sheet improving, Minnesotans know that the state budget is more than just adding and subtracting; the budget is a reflection of our shared values and priorities. 

For too long, middle class priorities like education, infrastructure, and job creation have been short-changed at the Capitol.

Governor Dayton’s proposed budget restores balance by investing in these middle class priorities and pays for new investments by reforming a broken tax system that has long favored big corporations and the super rich.

This is Minnesota’s moment to make long-term investments in our future. That’s why the Minnesota AFL-CIO has endorsed Governor Dayton’s Budget for a Better Minnesota.”