With pandemic program at an end, many Minnesotans will have to find work to keep food stamp benefits
And House Republicans are seeking to broaden those requirements as one of their conditions for raising the nation’s debt ceiling.
Economy
Three years after George Floyd civil unrest, state offers $120 million for rebuilding businesses. Is it enough?
It was the second-costliest civil uprising in U.S. history, and there’s still a backlog of unfinished redevelopment projects.
Details on Minnesota $2.6 billion bonding, infrastructure package came late. Here they are
DFL legislators have thrown around the word “historic” for quite a lot of their bills this year. But two infrastructure bills definitely were.
‘Transformational’ and also ‘bonkers:’ Minnesota Legislature ends its session of historic spending, policy changes
DFL Gov. Tim Walz called it “the most successful legislative session, certainly in many of our lifetimes and maybe in Minnesota history.”
Fate of Stauber’s mine permitting bill rests on debt limit talks
The PERMIT-MN bill would set limits on time for environmental reviews and otherwise streamline the federal permitting process.
GILTI pleasure? DFL tax plan opts for new business taxes that could be less problematic than worldwide combined reporting
Worldwide combined reporting would have required corporations with foreign subsidiaries who owe income taxes to the state to include earnings of overseas subsidiaries.
Dean Phillips would vote to save McCarthy’s speakership if the Speaker exercises ‘courage’ in debt limit negotiations
Phillips has been leading conversations within the Democratic caucus over the debt ceiling, which must be raised as soon as June 1 to avoid a national default that would have a severe impact on the economy.
Klobuchar promotes U.S.-Canada relations, with Minnesota in mind
Minnesota’s senior senator said she helped promote the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which in 2020 replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement, after Canada balked at several provisions.
Minnesota’s soon-to-be law allowing recreational marijuana, explained
The bill sponsors said they think they still have enough DFL votes to approve the final bill and expect some Republicans to support it.
Democrats go light on Greater Minnesota infrastructure, weigh cash bill as bonding talks break down
Sen. Sandra Pappas, a St. Paul DFLer who chairs the Senate’s Capital Investment Committee, last week said “it’s only fair that we focus on funding the projects for members that are willing to be partners and that are voting for the bill.”
Risk of debt default and its hit on jobs, economy nears as GOP, White House play game of political chicken
“This would be a good time to batten down the financial hatches. Not because a recession is at hand, it’s not. And not because the banking system is set to unravel, it won’t. It’s because of a politically manufactured crisis …”
Fed researchers: $15 minimum wage in Minneapolis and St. Paul boosted pay — but cost jobs
Many economists have reached similar conclusions about minimum wage increases in the past, but some progressives and labor groups argue $15 still isn’t high enough to ensure working class families can make ends meet.
Minnesota legislative ‘big, big deal’ spends $1B on affordable housing, adds metro sales tax
The tax hike, which would raise $200 million a year for housing projects and programs in the seven-county area, is part of a $1 billion investment in affordability that sponsors and advocates are calling historic. It would be the first-ever tax dedicated to affordable housing.
Minneapolis’ mayor wants workers downtown three days a week — and other takeaways from the State of the City address
You know how Al Gore “invented the internet?” Minneapolis’ 48th mayor just “invented” Tuesday.
Will Democrats approve a tax credit to ‘make a dent’ in the cost of child care? It’s a point of contention
Even as Democrats coalesce around a series of tax cuts and credits, the child care credit is one of a few significant differences the House and Senate will need to reconcile. It’s also one of few major DFL tax plans to benefit middle class residents.
What the heck is ‘worldwide combined reporting’ and why do DFLers think it can raise hundreds of millions?
Experts say Minnesota would be the only state to adopt a measure targeting corporations that have subsidiaries overseas.
DFL tax plans split over taxing Minnesota’s wealthy but agree on some cuts and rebates
House and Senate leaders also agree on a partial rollback of the state’s tax on Social Security benefits.
A full repeal of Minnesota’s Social Security tax now unlikely after Senate DFL concedes to a partial cut
DFL Senate leaders say they are mostly aligned with DFL House leaders on the size of the Social Security tax cut.
St. Paul wants more ‘missing middle’ housing. Will it make the city a more affordable place to live?
A change to the city’s zoning laws, which could take effect later this year, could soon allow triplexes on single-family lots.
Minneapolis mayor and city staff oppose rent control. Can supporters move ahead without them?
Council members who support rent control hope to convince the mayor to at least let the issue pass through to the voters if they couldn’t muster a veto-proof majority.
