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Fiscal watchdogs sound budget alarm for St. Paul, noting high taxes, business loss, slower growth

A coalition of self-described fiscal watchdogs has released a wide-ranging, 18-page report intended to lift alarm in regards to the state of St. Paul’s funds and monetary outlook, from rising property taxes to a shrinking downtown tax base. The report...

Downtown St. Paul constructing sales raise questions on over-valuation, unpaid property taxes

A view of downtown St. Paul from Cathedral Hill Park on Summit Ave. on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)Chain-link fence surrounds the Gallery Skilled Constructing in St. Paul on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (John Autey...

‘Bloodbath’ over local sales taxes on the Minnesota Capitol? No, nevertheless it’s a sturdy debate

It isn’t often that an influential committee chair explains a difficulty to her committee after which turns the meeting over to testimony by saying: “We will just let the bloodbath begin if we wish.” Infrequently? More like never. But House Taxes...

Voters conform to higher taxes

On Election Day, Minnesota voters generally voted to support tax increases to fund changes to its infrastructure, perhaps threatening Black-owned businesses as they worry that their customers may shop where taxes are lower.  Voters in St. Paul, Bloomington, Edina, Marshall,...

Minnesota’s paid family and medical leave program will need higher taxes than originally estimated

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Minnesota Reformer reports that an actuarial evaluation found that employees and employers would must pay 18% more for the state’s family and medical leave program. “Lawmakers initially planned for a...

St. Paul home values are going up (a bit). Residential property taxes could fall by lots of of dollars. Here’s why.

Imagine, for a moment, you own a $300,000 house and a $1 million factory in St. Paul. There’s likelihood, depending upon the neighborhood you reside in, that your own home value stayed relatively flat in the course of...

Most hemp edibles, beverages still legal under Minnesota marijuana law, but with higher taxes and latest testing

What's going to change for the fledgling edibles and beverage market in Minnesota is how they're licensed, regulated and taxed. MinnPost photo by Corey Anderson How has Minnesota’s latest recreational marijuana bill signed into law last week modified the 11-month old...

Ex-wife of Derek Chauvin gets 20-day sentence; must pay $38,000 in restitution for evading taxes

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. The Star Tribune’s Paul Walsh reports Kellie Chauvin, Derek Chauvin’s ex-wife, has been sentenced to twenty days and must pay $38,000 in restitution “for failure to report income taxes.” WCCO TV...

Mayor says Minneapolis must ‘step up’ to fund public housing. Does the town need to boost property taxes try this?

Minneapolis Public Housing Authority residents and their supporters gathered for a press conference at City Hall on Wednesday. MinnPost photo by Kyle Stokes Imagine if the federal government, and never cities, were in control of running local parks. Broken drinking fountain?...

Soucheray: Tax increase after increase and now recent taxes, too. What’s sustainable about that?

It was interesting to notice, but all too telling, that St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter’s State of the City address the opposite day was attended by mostly city staff and longtime campaign supporters. All of us may need attended,...
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St. Paul prevails in legal fight to raze, replace historic Hamline-Midway Library

Following 16 months of litigation, a Ramsey County district judge has given the town of St. Paul the go-ahead...
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St. Paul-based Securian Financial lays off 58 employees across departments

Securian Financial has notified 58 employees — roughly 2% of its total workforce — that their roles with the corporate are being eliminated in...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seeks thirteenth term in rematch with May Lor Xiong in 4th District

Longtime St. Paul Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is in search of one other term in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District and again faces May...

Believed to have been the oldest working nurse in Minnesota, Joyce Gimmestad retired at 88. She reflects on 7 many years in healthcare

Joyce Gimmestad hoped to succeed in 90 before retiring from being a nurse. Still, she retired on June 22, at 88, attributable to a...

Family of 83-year-old St. Paul man killed in hit-and-run: ‘We’ll forgive you. … Please turn yourself in’

For 30 years, John Bidon took each day runs around Lake Phalen near his St. Paul home. He’d stretch it out to 5 miles...