Posted inState Government Why the Minnesota Legislature loves/hates massive omnibus bills by Peter Callaghan 04/22/201902/06/2024
Posted inGood Jobs A year ago, one nonprofit was engaged in bitter fight with the Dayton administration. Today it’s in line to get millions in state grants by Walker Orenstein 04/22/201902/06/2024
Posted inState Government In a divided Minnesota Legislature, nothing divides like a $1.2 billion tax plan by Peter Callaghan 04/11/201902/06/2024
Posted inGood Jobs After backlash, House DFLers back off plan to alter equity funding by Walker Orenstein 04/08/201902/06/2024
Posted inState Government At the Capitol, the argument over how best to deal with Minnesota’s affordable housing crisis meets the need to get something done by Peter Callaghan 03/26/201902/06/2024
Posted inGood Jobs How the CCAP fraud report is shaping the debate over addressing Minnesota’s child care shortage by Walker Orenstein 03/26/201902/06/2024
Posted inState Government The Legislature really wants to help and/or hurt Minnesota cities setting municipal ID programs by Peter Callaghan 03/21/201902/06/2024
Posted inState Government ‘We’ll fight for this one’: Gazelka says bill creating tax credits for private school scholarships is a GOP priority by Peter Callaghan 03/20/201902/06/2024
Posted inState Government Lawmakers look to close campaign finance loophole affecting Minneapolis elections by Peter Callaghan 03/15/201902/06/2024
Posted inState Government What we learned from the audit of Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program: no suitcases full of cash, but plenty of baggage by Walker Orenstein 03/14/201902/06/2024
Posted inEducation Lawmakers consider retooling ‘equalization aid’ to better help property-poor school districts by Taryn Phaneuf 03/14/201902/06/2024
Posted inState Government Around the country, restoring felons’ voting rights is often a bipartisan issue. Not in Minnesota. by Peter Callaghan 03/12/201902/06/2024
Posted inState Government 12 years ago, the Legislature set out to end poverty in Minnesota by 2020. How’s it going? by Peter Callaghan 03/07/201902/06/2024
Posted inState Government Two activists are planning to do something novel when it comes to the debate over recreational marijuana in Minnesota: debate by Peter Callaghan 03/05/201902/06/2024
Posted inEnvironment How feasible is Walz’s goal of making Minnesota’s energy sector carbon free by 2050? by Walker Orenstein 03/05/201902/06/2024
Posted inState Government The billion dollar bummer: Why some Minnesota lawmakers are so conflicted about the state’s not-exactly-small projected budget surplus by Peter Callaghan 03/01/201902/06/2024
Posted inState Government Minnesota’s taxes are high. Are they too high? by Peter Callaghan 02/28/201902/06/2024
Posted inState Government Why Minnesota legislators are so worried about the state’s farmers by Taryn Phaneuf 02/25/201902/06/2024
Posted inState Government Why a fight at the Minnesota Capitol over election security money doesn’t bode well for a productive legislative session by Peter Callaghan 02/22/201902/06/2024