Workers’ comp bill moving in both chambers
State lawmakers are introducing a workers’ compensation proposal that business and labor leaders alike regard as the most significant change to the system in 18 years.
View ArticleCities, counties aim to extend tax exemptions
Last session, after the Legislature exempted city and county government from paying the state’s general sales tax on most purchases, the move was heralded as a long-overdue triumph of common sense....
View ArticleHouse bonding bill advances higher ed projects
The proposal includes more than $436 million for projects at the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities campuses.
View ArticleLawmakers favor grants for housing shortage
Legislators have rejected a plan to let cities use TIF districts to address Greater Minnesota housing shortages.
View ArticleTax conferees agree on $103M more in cuts
A final framework deal is in place for the second major tax-cut bill this session, signaling a resolution to one of the key end-of-session bills of 2014.
View ArticleLaw clarifies public project transparency standards
A new state law addresses a recent Minnesota Supreme Court decision that speaks to the public’s right to know certain details about public construction projects.
View ArticleNew chair views local aid with critical eye
Incoming House property tax committee chairman, Republican Steve Drazkowski, is one of the most outspoken conservatives in the lower chamber.
View ArticleGOP pitches broad, business-friendly bill
Rep. Ron Kresha, R-Little Falls, carries legislation he said will "alleviate the barriers" for growing Minnesota companies.
View ArticleFix sought for tax break on building materials
For cities and other public entities, the process for getting the sales tax exemption on construction material is so cumbersome that many decline to pursue it.
View ArticleA ‘different approach’ for local aid
Gov. Mark Dayton wants to focus state dollars to cities on street, highway and transit needs.
View ArticleLocal governments spent $8.3 million lobbying in ‘14
The biggest single players in the local-to-state relationship are the various coalitions and interest groups that pool resources from dues-paying members.
View ArticleCrowded contest shaping up to replace Dill
Observers and participants are predicting a full DFL field in the effort to find Dill’s successor.
View ArticleBreaking the Ice: Counsel serves cities big and small
Irene Kao's parents owned a Fergus Falls Chinese restaurant for 23 years
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