Thanks to MN2020 for compiling these numbers.
Here is a look at what has happened to real per capita Minnesota spending since 2002. Statements that spending is out of control is factually incorrect. The local affect of these policies has been increases to local property taxes. The chart on page 5 shows the reality of the spending levels in the Dayton budget.
Crumbling Fiscal Foundation: A Decade of Decline in State Investment by Minnesota 2020