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...
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...
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...
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,...
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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...
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...
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...
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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.”
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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?...
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,...
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...