At first glance, HF4361 looks something like a grab bag of almost unrelated items.
But a closer look at the bill sponsored by Rep. Esther Agbaje (DFL-Mpls) reveals four provisions designed to raise revenues in one area and disperse them in another.
The bill was laid over by the House Taxes Committee on Tuesday, as amended, for possible omnibus bill inclusion.
Minneapolis has a designated Downtown Taxing Area in which it currently imposes a 3% sales tax on liquor and beer and another 3% tax on food at restaurants. The bill proposes expanding that taxing area to include more of the popular restaurant and bar district known as the North Loop, which has seen a lot of development in recent years.
Every parent knows that kids can get expensive. But school teachers tend to say the same thing, when you consider how often they purchase school supplies for their students out ...
The trouble started with a stool.
Gallery assistants at the Walker Art Museum said they were abruptly told they could no longer sit while assisting visitors unless they prod...
Legislators are responding to a March 17 report by the Office of the Legislative Auditor that found the Department of Human Services has more power than it believes to investiga...
If a funeral home director takes their last ride to work in a coffin, who fills their position? In Minnesota, it’d be someone with a four-year degree.
Minnesota is one of on...
You could soon be singing “Kansas City, here I come” as you climb aboard a southbound train in the Twin Cities. Or you could turn around and head northwest to Fargo.
Such ra...
César Chávez Day is March 31 to celebrate the state’s Latino community.
Eight days before the end of the month, legislators are moving quickly to remove the statute after a ...
The projected surplus for Fiscal Years 2026-27 is now higher than it was in the November estimate, and no deficit is projected for the next biennium.
“Minnesota’s budge...
Legislative leaders on Tuesday officially set the timeline for getting bills through the committee process during the upcoming 2026 session.
Here are the three deadlines for...