Press Releases

	2012 February 29- Budget Forecast Shows Continued Improvement
	2012 February 29- WEATHER EMERGENCY STATEMENT
	2012 February 24- Media Advisory- regarding February Forecast
	2012 February 9 - State Employees Give Back to Minnesota
	2011 December 1 - Budget Forecast Shows $876 Million Projected Balance for the 2012-13 Biennium
	2011 November 28 - Media Advisory
	2011 November 17 - Minnesota Completes Sale of Tobacco Bonds
	2011 November 3 - Management and Budget Announces New Assistant Commissioner for Human Resources
	2011 September 27 - Minnesota Completes Sale of $769 Million in Bonds
	2011 September 23 - Rating Agency Downgrades Minnesota’s Bond Rating
	2011 August 19 - Obituary - Minnesota Accounting and Procurement System (MAPS)
	2011 August 17 - Minnesota Completes Sale of 911 Bonds
	2011 August 1 - Moody’s Investor Service Places Minnesota on Negative Outlook
	2011 April 5 - MMB Announces new Deputy Commissioner
	2011 February 18- February Forecast Date
	2011 January 31- Minnesota Maintains Highest Bond Rating
	2011 January 10- MMB Announces New Assistant Commissioner
	2010 August 3- Minnesota Sells $865 Million in General Obligation Bonds
	2010 July 29- Minnesota Retains "AAA" Credit Ratings
	2010 March 2- Deficit Improves Slightly for Current Biennium
	2009 December 2- Forecast Shows $1.203 Billion Deficit for Current Biennium
	2009 November 5- New interactive mapping feature allows citizens to easily track Minnesota ARRA funds
	2009 October 30- Federal ARRA Data shows 11,852 Jobs Created or Retained in Minnesota
	2009 October 12- Initial Stimulus Reporting Indicates $1.6 billion of federal funds working in Minnesota
	2009 September 25- Recovery Act Spending Tops $1 Billion
	2009 September 16- ACORN State Funding Review
	2009 August 18- Minnesota Sells $74.98 Million in Certificates to Upgrade Technology
	2009 August 11- Minnesota Sells $598.4 Million in General Obligation Bonds
	2009 August 10- Minnesota Maintains Credit Ratings
	2009 June 29- MMB Commissioner Hanson's Letter to LAC
	2009 March 16- Minnesota Management & Budget Releases Stimulus Funding Resource Guide
	2009 March 10- Minnesota Management & Budget Notifies State Employees of Release of Home City Data
	2009 March 3 - Budget Shortfall of $4.6 Billion Expected for FY2010-11
	2009 January 13- Minnesota sells $400 Million General Obligation Bonds
	2008 December 4- Forecast shows deficit for remainder of FY2009 and shortfall for FY2010-11Biennium
	2008- APRIL 28 Minnesota Department of Finance Announces Closing Agreement with Internal Revenue Service Involving Forward Float Contract
	2007- JULY 26 Minnesota Sells $8 Million General Obligation, Taxable Bonds
	2007- JULY 24 Minnesota Sells $670 million in General Obligation Bonds
	2007- JULY 12 Commissioner Hanson Names Stephanie Andrews Deputy Commissioner of Department of Finance
	2007- JULY 20 Legislative Advisory Commission Receives Funding Request For Volunteer Health Care Provider Program
	2007- JULY 18 State Redeems Bonds Sold for Northwest Airlines Maintenance Facility
	2007- MAY 23 Senate Confirms Hanson Commissioner of Finance
	2007- APRIL 17 State of Minnesota Sells $264M of General Obligation Refunding Bonds
	2007- APRIL 12 Agreement with Northwest Airlines on Duluth Maintenance Facility Reached
	2007- FEBRUARY 28 Outlook for FY 2008-09 Budget Virtually Unchanged, Forecast Down $7 Million
	2007- FEBRUARY 14 Portions of Department of Employee Relations to merge with Finance
	2006- NOVEMBER 29 Forecast Shows Surpluses in Both FY 2006-07 & FY 2008-09
	2006- NOVEMBER 14 Minnesota Sells $35 Million in Revenue Bonds
	2006- OCTOBER 24 Minnesota Sells $400 Million in General Obligation Bonds
	2005- SEPTEMBER 21 Sale of Bonds
	2004- JULY 11 Minnesota Ends Fiscal Year on Positive Note
	2003- DECEMBER 3 State Budget Outlook Weakens Slightly
	2003- OCTOBER 10 State Revenues Remain on Target During First Quarter of Fiscal 2004
	2003- JULY 10 State Revenues Finish 2002 - 03 Biennium on Target
	2003- JUNE 17 State Saves Over $50 Million Through Bond Refinancing
	2002- OCTOBER 10 State Revenues on Track During First Quarter of FY 2003
	2003- MARCH 12 Governors Supplemental Budget Brings FY 2004 - 05 Proposal into Balance
	2003- FEBRUARY 27 State Budget Weaker for Current and Next Biennium
	2003- JANUARY 10 State Revenues on Track in November and December
	2002- OCTOBER 24 State Agency Program Information on Website
	2002- OCTOBER 22 State Sells General Obligation Bonds
	2002- SEPTEMBER 17 State Launches Management Reporting System
	2002- JUNE 18 State Sells General Obligation Bonds