The battle over St. Paul’s budget is coming to a climax. KSTP reports: Nearly 200 people filled St. Paul City Council chambers on Monday night to express concern and some…
Back in May, I wrote an article titled “Property tax battles could be coming to St. Paul.” Simply put, tanking commercial property values have lowered commercial property tax payments and…
How out-of-touch are elected officials in St. Paul? First, they successfully lobbied state legislators to scrap a long-standing law shielding Xcel Energy customers in the city from paying higher utility…
Everyone knows St. Paul businesses face a tough time these days, from an implosion of workers downtown to ever-higher property taxes and fees. But that reality apparently pales in comparison…
State and local taxes and spending Detroit Lakes Online: Detroit Lakes school district’s proposed property tax levy is just under $10 million Fox News: ‘Bad policy’: Minnesota lawmaker says Walz…
Center of the American Experiment has been sounding the alarm about St. Paul’s economy and fiscal prospects for some time. Now, a group of “fiscal watchdogs” have added their weight…
The main group advocating for the new amendment calls itself Minnesotans for the Great Outdoors. The organization boasts of a long list of entities supporting the effort. But of more…
State and local taxes and spending The Ely Echo: Council approves 3% tax levy increase Pioneer Press: Letters: St. Paul’s rise in property taxes is unsustainable Axios: The cost of…
Drilling down into local politics, we find an interesting story in the south Metro, illustrating a number of trends in state politics. The seven members of the Dakota County Board…
A couple of years ago, I wrote that: Shortly after moving to Minnesota in 2017, my wife and I went to see a Saint Paul Saints game. Arriving early, we…
On Wednesday, the Education and Workforce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives issued a press release announcing: Chair Foxx Subpoenas Walz’s Minnesota Department of Education to Demand Accountability in…
When St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and other city officials gushed about ordering the first electric fire truck in the state last year, they made it clear federal funds were…
The first thing to know is that pretty much no one currently gets where they’re going via bicycle on Concordia/Rondo Avenue in the area set to be resurfaced this fall…
The city of St. Paul just got smacked down by a Ramsey County court in what’s being hailed a groundbreaking case for transparency in Minnesota government. Ramsey County District Judge…
In May, I wrote about Madison Equities putting ten of its commercial properties in downtown St. Paul up for sale, including the First National Bank building, the Park Square Court…
Pervasive criminality in the metro.
It turns out that Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed, the killer of hero Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell, should not have had a gun or been on the street in south Minneapolis…
With the dust settling on the chaotic conclusion to the 2024 legislative session in St. Paul, thoughts are turning to the elections in November and beyond. The Pioneer Press reports:…
On Wednesday, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan tweeted: The Pioneer Press article she retweeted explains: After a several-month consultation process, the Minnesota Historical Society has agreed to return the “Mankato hanging…
The bill Alpha News reports: Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation this week to establish an advisory council that would examine a possible reparations program. Introduced in the last days of the…
The recent announcement that Madison Equities, the biggest property owner in downtown St. Paul, plans to sell six office buildings, among other assets, only adds to the uncertainty facing businesses…
Last week I wrote about the looming budget battle in Minneapolis resulting from an increase in spending at the same time as declining commercial property values were dragging down commercial…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: Minneapolis residents could face steep rise in property taxes Star Tribune: Minneapolis residential property taxes could rise steeply in 2025 KFGO: MN…
Regulation Minnesota Reformer: Uber and Lyft are the corporations that cry wolf WCCO: Will Uber and Lyft really leave the Twin Cities? Deadline nears for rideshare wage compromise Star Tribune:…