The city of St. Peter would like to ask its residents whether or not they’d like to support the building of a new fire station with a sales tax (instead of leaving it all to property taxes). But, due to state law and a split Legislature, the city is having difficulty getting permission to even ask the question.
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(The Center Square) – The U.S. House will consider a wide-ranging bill aimed at accelerating American technological innovation in an effort to keep pace with China, but critics have raised concerns about how to pay for it.
Today is Wednesday, June 9, the 160th day of 2021. There are 205 days left in the year.
I saw with some regret the passing of Steve Dille last year, who had at one time been a representative from this area in the Minnesota Legisla…
(The Center Square) – Ahead of the G-7 summit in the United Kingdom, a recently announced agreement for a global minimum corporate tax between the Biden administration and six other leading world economies is facing sharp opposition from Republicans in the U.S.
It makes a difference whether it’s a politician or if it’s a TV personality who makes a “stupid mistake” and says something over an open mic. …
ST. PAUL — Wealthy Minnesotans could see their income taxes hiked and working families and businesses could see a tax break.
As Washington turns its attention to infrastructure and other matters of policy, the Senate filibuster isn’t commanding quite the same headlin…
In Congress and state legislatures across the country, Republicans are attempting to get voter suppression laws passed.
