Minnesota Democrats say they've reversed budget trend« Thread Started on May 24, 2007, 10:48am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Democrats say they've reversed budget trend 5/23/2007 6:48:08 PM By Matthew StolleThe Post-Bulletin read at source> http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanage ... =295182The first state budget likely to be completed without the need for a special session in nearly a decade would also end an era of double-digit hikes in college tuition, cover 30,000 uninsured children with health insurance and provide a hefty funding boost for K-12 schools, DFL legislators said. Those were among the highlights of a $35 billion state budget touted by Democratic leaders during a barnstorming that stopped at Rochester International Airport on Tuesday. Rep. Tina Liebling, a Democrat from Rochester, said Democrats didn't achieve everything they set out to accomplish in the five-month legislative session that ended Monday. But she said it was a good first step in reversing what she considered eight years of budget cuts and dismantled programs.