With two DFL senators opposed to legalized sports betting, sponsors have tried to get a few Republicans on board. It’s a tough sell without support from the horse racing tracks.
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The Minneapolis and St. Paul Police Departments are preparing for the summertime uptick as they do every year, but in recent years, say they have shifted a focus on intervention over enforcement.
But House and Senate leaders do agree on a partial rollback of the state’s tax on Social Security benefits.
Following the Union Bank acquisition, equity analysts take a close look at the large bank's core capital.
Planned Parenthood clinics and other facilities that provide abortion services in Minnesota have been preparing for an adverse ruling by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk by assuring patients that medication abortions will continue to be offered.
A proposed quarter-cent sales tax would raise around $200 million a year with the money being sent in three directions: seven counties, cities and a state rental assistance program.
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ushered in a big drop in the corporate tax rate, but a provision in that law is now making significant changes to the way companies deduct research expenses. It’s creating big tax bills for some.
If the Legislature advances all 36 proposals from Minnesota cities and counties, perhaps one-quarter of residents here could see a local sales tax proposal on their ballots soon.
Minneapolis and St. Paul each permitted ADUs a few years ago, but construction has since slowed.
The report by the Office of the Legislative Auditor found the Metropolitan Council committed itself to spending money it did not have, added or changed substantial work after the project was bid, and was not fully transparent.
The mayor will chair a working group of the governmental and private entities that all must work together if the public housing authority is going to meet its goal to open 150 new units each year.
Mike Roman of 3M and Beth Ford of Land O'Lakes will advise the president on trade policy.
An occupation-style protest against tearing down an East Phillips warehouse — and a judge’s last-minute order halting the demolition — were two new twists last week in a drama that’s lasted almost a decade.
Democrats have pushed a flurry of legislative changes, but grocery sales of wine and beer isn't one of them. DFL leaders of the two commerce committees with jurisdiction over liquor laws say they will not hear bills to allow groceries and convenience stores to sell beer and wine.
The legislation would allow a judge to take firearms away from someone deemed a threat to themselves or others, and supporters argue similar laws around the country have stopped mass shootings, suicides, and other gun violence.
Around 200 business owners registered to meet at the state Capitol Friday and discuss the future use of the state's $17.6 billion surplus.
A $17.6 billion surplus means Walz gets to both spend money on new programs and cut taxes. Past state surpluses have mostly been in the $1 billion range.
Sheletta Brundidge is on a mission to ensure Minnesota legislators hear the voices of Black business owners.