By Rachel Kats
Combating Minnesota’s teacher shortage, while recruiting and retaining more teachers of color, has been a focus of lawmakers for the last several sessions.
By Melissa Turtinen
Minnesota Management and Budget hasn’t taken any steps to implement a program that rewards state employees for saving the state money, even though it’s been required by law sinc...
By Ricky Campbell
Lawmakers on Wednesday night took their first steps in restoring funding to the legislative branch after the state Supreme Court sided with Gov. Mark Dayton and his use of a line-item veto that wiped away the House and Senate’s operating budgets.
By Michael Strasburg
Filing state income taxes will be much more complex and costly for individuals and businesses if the Legislature does not respond to recent changes in the federal tax code.
By HPIS Staff
This week's Starting Line looks at a bill that would require sales taxes generated by off-sale Sunday liquor sales to go toward funding chemical dependency treatment programs.
By Jonathan Mohr
Rep. Jon Applebaum (DFL-Minnetonka) said Friday he will not run for re-election in 2018.
First elected in 2014 to represent District 44B, Applebaum thanked his constituents,...
By Jonathan Mohr
Legislative leaders say the state’s financial situation may be stronger than recently predicted, but that news likely won’t make their work any easier when the 2018 session begi...
By Mike Cook
Under current law, farmers with large swaths of land can pay far more for debt service on school levies than someone residing in a single-family home in a small community, even ...