How inflation adds $45 million-plus to total $1.68 billion cost.
Read More »Federal funds for VA project are slow to arrive
Nearly a year after the Minnesota Legislature approved a 100-bed skilled nursing home on the Minneapolis Veterans Home campus, the state is still waiting for most of the funding commitment from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Read More »Roadwork ahead: $1.1B in projects announced
Minnesota Department of Transportation officials have good news for motorists who are weary of driving on bad pavements and for contractors who work on roads ...
Read More »Minnesota’s estate tax change has unintended consequences
Closing loophole for nonresidents’ property may hurt businesses.
Read More »House shoots for $1B in new spending
Tax cuts, economic development top DFL spending list.
Read More »Dayton budget devotes $616 million of surplus to tax cuts
In announcing the package, Gov. Mark Dayton argued that the state's positive budget forecast makes the business-to-business taxes unnecessary.
Read More »Bill calls for ‘gross receipts’ sales tax on gas
A state transportation bill introduced last Friday includes a gas sales tax that would help road improvement funds keep pace with inflation, an idea that has the strong support of transportation backers but is likely to face stiff resistance in an election year.
Read More »Thissen: Business wish list won’t be fulfilled
House Speaker Paul Thissen told business leaders at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Session Priorities event Tuesday that a repeal of the new top income-tax bracket is unlikely.
Read More »Dems say yes to tax cuts — except in Senate
Gov. Mark Dayton and House DFLers have expressed support or the repeal of the business-to-business sales taxes passed last year, but the idea has yet to gain favor with Senate Democratic leaders.
Read More »November forecast looks to $825 million projected surplus
The November economic forecast released Thursday projects that the state of Minnesota will end the current biennium with an $825 million surplus. In the immediate afterglow, one note of consensus among major players was that the news should be taken with cautious optimism – though each cited different reasons for doing so.
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