March 24, 2023

Settlement will wipe $6 billion in student loan debt — but not for these borrowers

This story about private loan forgiveness was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for […]
March 21, 2023

Lawmakers consider influx of cash for Minnesota cities, counties facing inflation

The College of Saint Benedict and Saint Benedict’s Monastery take up a large slice of land in the small central Minnesota city of St. Joseph. […]
March 20, 2023

A record number of Minnesota cities and counties are pursuing sales tax hikes: Here’s where — and why

Want to spruce up the city park? Erect a new county jail? Maybe fix a pothole problem, once and for all? To create the cash […]
March 15, 2023

St. Paul’s proposed sales tax hike: What it would pay for, and why Melvin Carter wants to send the idea to voters

State lawmakers — they’re just like us! Which is to say: completely fed up with potholes on the streets of Minnesota’s capital city. Last week, three […]
March 13, 2023

Minnesota lawmakers look to quickly add $50 million in emergency rental assistance

Minnesota lawmakers are close to putting up $50 million in emergency rental assistance funding to respond to an increase in evictions following the pandemic. House […]
March 9, 2023

One year after Ukraine War, has Minnesota fully divested from Russia and Belarus?

After Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Minnesota lawmakers moved swiftly to divest state pension funds and other assets tied to Russia and Belarus. Officials on […]
March 7, 2023

Why a group of rural Republicans helped the DFL pass a bonding bill in the Minnesota House

The $1.9 billion package of publicly-financed construction projects approved Monday by the Minnesota House included $12.8 million to help Madelia improve roads and upgrade water […]
March 3, 2023

Q&A: Minneapolis public housing chief makes his case for a cut of Minnesota’s big surplus

A Minnesota Senate committee will take up a proposal on Friday to grant $45 million to the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to fix up hundreds […]
March 2, 2023

‘It’s not dead.’ Where repealing Minnesota’s Social Security tax stands at the Legislature

The governor doesn’t like the idea. Neither does the Speaker of the House. And the Senate Majority Leader is certainly not a fan. So that […]
February 28, 2023

What’s one of Minnesota’s biggest sources of revenue? The federal government of course

WASHINGTON — Businesses, universities and other entities in the state are profiting from doing business with the federal government, especially with the Pentagon. According to […]