The amount of money, if voters approve in November, is double the previous time. The big differences are a sharper focus on schools with struggling students, and much more emphasis on measurement and competition among schools.
Tribal enterprises are pumping money into local economies, and there's an opportunity to save money by rethinking Medicaid rules.
The city's budget director provides details and corrections to an earlier Crosscut report.
You can learn a lot of things about the economy and the helpfulness of Uncle Sam by driving the interstates from here to St. Paul.
UPDATED: Mayor McGinn's review of the midyear budget yields some small trims, as state and federal funding starts coming back.
