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Minnesota’s economy is looking up, and so are local school budgets. Recent tax collections have left Minnesota lawmakers with high hopes for the state’s economy. With an extra $300 million, Minnesota’s strengthening economy appears to be pulling in money even before a...

For the first time in roughly 10 years, cities and counties are looking at a bump in local government aid instead of a decrease. The state will be providing an extra $80 million to cities, $40 million to counties and $10 million to townships in aid. “After a lot of years of...

Though the preliminary 2013-14 revenue and expenditures budget approved by the Lake Park-Audubon School Board Monday night contains “very early” figures, Superintendent Dale Hogie says the school district’s finances currently look quite favorable for the coming school year. The...

ST. PAUL – Republican lawmakers said an environment and agriculture budget bill the House approved 69-61 Thursday is loaded with too-high fees and wasteful spending. “This agriculture and environment finance proposal is loaded with staggering fee increases that will impact hardworking...

ST. PAUL – House members approved a jobs bill 75-57 Monday that funds job training, tax cuts for employers and other economic development measures. Investing in jobs and economic development are top priorities for Minnesotans, House Majority Leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, said....

ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton scaled back his tax requests today after hearing from the public, businesses and legislators that they were not keen on expanding the sales tax to most goods and services. "This does not allow us to do as many things as we could in a broader reform, but...

A proposed furlough of Department of Defense employees could mean a 20 percent cut in pay for thousands of employees of Grand Forks Air Force Base and of the North Dakota and Minnesota National Guards. The cuts would fall on roughly 300 civilian employees at the base, according to...