State and local taxes and spending Pioneer Press: St. Paul ‘Truth in Taxation’ hearing scheduled Monday, but Carter and council still $6 million apart Pine and Lakes Echo Journal: Letter…
Note to county commissioners and other local officials with taxing authority. It doesn’t help your constituents feel any less pain over their property tax bills being finalized this month by…
State and local taxes and spending Fox 9: Property tax increases give Minnesota homeowners sticker shock Axios: Minnesota homeowners brace for property tax sticker shock Kare 11: Property Tax Sticker…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Economy worries reflected in MN school referendum results The Ely Echo: School levy gets voter OK Star Tribune: How would a divided…
In a recent community survey, 60 percent of participating Oronoco residents responded negatively to the question of whether the city government is trustworthy and transparent. Hardly a resounding vote of…
Under Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota does not appear among the 20 state governments suing to stop the Biden administration from implementing over-the-top new staffing requirements for nursing homes that industry…
The Rochester public school district already has one operating levy on the books at a cost of $17 million per year to taxpayers. That’s because earlier this year Rochester school…
Economic growth Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Fewer customers, less revenue for Minnesota hospitality and tourism sector Star Tribune: Ramstad: To solve the Minnesota Paradox, we must wake up —…
State and local taxes and spending Fox Business: Billionaire Glen Taylor: Tim Walz raised taxes on Minnesota Republican Eagle: Viewpoint: How the school district is funded Rochester Post Bulletin: Could…
The Rochester Public Schools Board wasn’t about to take any chances after a ten-year $10 million annual technology referendum was rejected by voters last year. The board recently quietly renewed…
State and local taxes and spending Rochester Post Bulletin: Rochester’s proposed 10.5% tax levy increase projected to add $58 to median-valued home’s tax bill Duluth News Tribune: Duluth mayor asks…
Labor market KSTP: Minnesota’s unemployment rate stays nearly the same from May to June Red Lake Nation News: Minnesota Jobs Metrics Tick Down, but Remain High Pioneer Press: Minnesota down…
It’s well established that disciplinary problems continue to plague many schools, even three years after the interruption of in-person classes during the pandemic. Yet the ongoing behavioral problems outlined at…
Rochester Public Schools (RPS) recently announced that failure to complete minimum course work and performance standards in class will result in an F, reports the Post Bulletin. The district swapped…
Last year three individuals died in homeless camps in Rochester. Police cleared out more than 100 such camps, while city workers regularly cleaned up dirty needles, feces and trash left…
Economic growth Star Tribune: Agriculture losses hit Minnesota’s GDP Star Tribune: Ramstad: Readers say we need ‘reasonable’ growth, more babies and to keep the downtowns connected Star Tribune: Ramstad: What…
There’s still a lot of summer left to go, but Rochester police report fewer homeless camps in the first few months since a ban on encampments in parks and other…
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for five former employees who were fired over religious objections to Mayo Clinic’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing policies to proceed with wrongful…
High taxes, excessive fees and regulations all conspire to make housing here considerably less affordable than in many other areas of the country. It only follows that reducing some of…
The question of what to do about school resource officers burned up countless hours of discussion by the Rochester Public Schools Board prior to this academic year. A last-ditch effort…
After months of contentious discussion and at least three deaths in city parks last year, the Rochester City Council voted to prohibit homeless camps on all city property. The ban…
It’s not clear why the bison falls into the category of Native American names and mascots subject to unanimous approval or not by Minnesota tribes, as ordained by the DFL-controlled…
At least two Minnesota communities have banned citizens viewing city council meetings online from participating in the standard public comment period, following antisemitic incidents in recent months. Duluth made the…
After a years long battle with medical workers weary of union representation, the United Steelworkers has quietly pulled out of Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin with hardly a whimper,…