The 2025 Minnesota legislative session is off to a rough start. How did we get here, and what’s next?
House Republicans have elected a speaker but the DFL is asking the state Supreme Court to intervene. At issue is whether 67 ...
Kim Reynolds, Tim Walz offer contrasting fiscal paths. Let's follow Iowa's. | Opinion
John Hendrickson and John Phelan compare Minnesota's soaring taxes and deficits with Iowa low taxes and balanced budgets.
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Minnesota Ranked In Top 3 For States To Raise A Family
MN has been rated one of the top 3 places to raise a family. Gov. Tim Walz announced that WalletHub ranked Minnesota 2nd in ...
Area legislators want to see responsible spending in budget, bonding bill for area projects and other priorities
By Sarah Stultz and Eric Johnson It's been a tense start to the legislative session, but local representatives say they still ...
Local superintendents lay out legislative priorities as they face lingering budget shortfalls
The Prior Lake-Savage District is $4 million short next year and its superintendent says the educational model needs to be ...
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MCC urges lawmakers to move from compromise to collaboration
Jason Adkins, executive director and general counsel of the Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC) and Maggee Hangge, policy associate at MCC, invited The Catholic Spirit into the conference’s offices in ...
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Walz unveils slimmer Minnesota budget, pitches sales tax cut
Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday pitched a tighter two-year budget, complete with spending pullbacks and other measures to keep a ...
Walz urges lawmakers to end a power struggle upending the Minnesota Legislature
Gov. Tim Walz is urging lawmakers to end a power struggle that has disrupted the first week of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative ...
Budget: Walz pitches Minnesota's first sales tax cut, reduction in disability waiver spending
In regards to the statewide sales tax, Walz is proposing a .075% reduction to the tax rate alongside provisions to expand the ...
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How Walz’s proposed ‘tax cut’ would actually raise $108 million a year to help state budget
Walz wants to shift the tax burden to wealthier Minnesotans, but Republican House leaders say any increases are off the table ...
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Planned Parenthood affiliate pays fired employee $20,000 — and other labor news
Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: Planned Parenthood ...
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Central Minnesota to Get a Visit from Old Man Winter as Dangerous Cold Snap Arrives
The National Weather Service says temperatures will rise into the mid 30s through late this morning and then begin to fall ...