Budget surplus shows Minnesota in the right hands
Minnesota nurses say a strong state can take better care of its citizens
Lawmakers put the money where it would work for Minnesotans by investing in kids, seniors, and health care and not back into the pockets of corporations. Nurses have long warned that Minnesota can’t keep borrowing its way to mediocrity while the elite few profit from the many.
“The Governor inherited $6 billion dollars in debt, and a school system that had to loan us almost a billion of that. Hard decisions had to be made, and we can see the state of Minnesota is back in balance,” Hamilton said.
Minnesota needs to continue on the path the Governor and legislators set that ensures all citizens are paying their fair share for the services that benefit all of us. Dayton and lawmakers in Saint Paul need to continue to invest in the future of Minnesota, not repeat the mistakes of past policies that put its citizens deep in debt and in cuts to local services.
“The state’s economy is healthy again,” Hamilton said, “and we need to make sure Minnesota citizens stay healthy as well.”