St. Paul property tax burden shifts west If you own a typical home in the western third of St. Paul, it looks like your property taxes are headed up. But typical homeowners in Frogtown, Downtown or neighborhoods east of there can expect a property tax break next year.October 14, 2011
Mixed reactions on new recommendations for prostate test Physician reactions are mixed regarding a new recommendation from the U.S. Preventative Task Force not to use a blood test to routinely screen healthy men for prostate cancer.October 7, 2011
Criticism, contention mounts over health insurance exchanges Last month, some state Republican lawmakers criticized the governor for using a $4 million federal grant to prepare for an exchange without consulting the GOP-controlled legislature.September 21, 2011
Legislators work to restore homestead credit Responding to frustrated homeowners who are angry over the elimination of a longtime tax break, two DFL legislators say they plan to restore the market value homestead credit.September 14, 2011
Minneapolis police pension fund OKs merger Members of the Minneapolis police pension fund voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to merge with a state pension fund, in a move that will save city taxpayers millions of dollars a year.September 13, 2011
Officials consider increasing property tax levy to make up for shortfall City officials throughout the state must decide whether to increase property taxes to balance their budgets, and the budget deal that ended a state government shutdown last month doesn't make the task any easier.August 24, 2011
Some political ads not subject to campaign disclosure laws A ruling on issue-based political advertisements comes in the case of ads that aired before last year's gubernatorial campaign calling for a constitutional vote on marriage.August 18, 2011
Market value credit could disappear, raise property taxes When Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders struck a budget deal last month, lots of attention was paid to the $200 million cut to Local Government Aid, what the state had promised cities to help with their local budgets.
Another change got less attention. But the elimination of the Market Value Homestead Credit could have an even bigger impact on your property taxes.August 15, 2011
Minn. cities bracing for higher interest rates Minnesota cities already struggling to deal with large cuts in state aid now face the possibility of increased borrowing costs because of the downgrade in the federal government's credit rating.August 8, 2011
Minnesota shutdown added to government job loss The Minnesota government shutdown is already a memory, but its consequences were felt Friday in a national hiring report that had a gloomy outlook for government jobs.August 5, 2011
Ground turkey recall: Why did it take so long? Tracking down the source of an illness is a difficult, complicated business, and federal officials defended the months-long process.August 4, 2011