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ST. PAUL — Minnesotans entitled to share in $49 million of new individual income tax breaks should wait a week and a half to file tax returns, state revenue officials say. “It will allow them to get their refunds quicker,” Assistant Revenue Commissioner Terri Steenblock said...

ST. PAUL ­— Minnesotans who have not filed their state income tax returns should wait until next week. State Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans said that will give tax officials time to provide more specific advice about how a tax-cut bill legislators approved Friday will affect...

By MIKE BENSON ROCHESTER — I have released the first in a series of public policy proposals I will be unveiling in the weeks and months ahead as the campaign develops. I am running for Congress because I believe America’s best days are ahead of us, but we have real problems...

By DISTRICT 4B REP. PAUL MARQUART ST. PAUL — When Minnesotans last saw property tax stability, Daunte Culpepper led the Vikings, Kelly Clarkson became the first “American Idol” and “Spider-Man” topped the box office charts. The year was 2002. Fast forward to 2014. We...

ST. PAUL -- A bigger tax cut and depositing more money in the state budget reserves are Gov. Mark Dayton's priorities in how to deal with a $1.2 billion surplus. The Democratic governor this morning announced he wants $616 million in tax cuts, a figure that includes $500 million...

Under the federal Affordable Care Act, taxpayers will have to subsidize a bigger slice of the health insurance coverage promised to individuals in some areas of the country than in others. Some of the biggest federal subsidies will be required in portions of Colorado, Georgia and...

ST. PAUL ­— Minnesota property taxes did not fall as much as the Dayton administration said they would. A one-page report that appeared without notice on the state Revenue Department website late Friday afternoon indicated the property taxes fell $8 million in 2014, far short...

During the 2013 session, Minnesota lawmakers enacted three new sales taxes on business-to-business services. The backlash was almost immediate, and there has been considerable pleading for a repeal of each of these new revenue sources during the new legislative session that got under...

ST. PAUL — Politics and legislating always are intertwined, but they could be even more so in the Minnesota Legislature this year. Minnesota’s 201 state lawmakers return to St. Paul today for a shorter-than-normal 2014 legislative session (they must be done by May 19), with a...

ST. PAUL — Rural Minnesotans’ ears will be burning when state legislators return to the Capitol Feb. 25 for their 2014 session. House Speaker Paul Thissen, D-Minneapolis, promises a variety of greater Minnesota issues will be debated, especially a provision to lower ever-increasing...

Exception in number could prevent major cuts that had been expected

ST. PAUL — Despite data affirming Governor Dayton’s public policy directional course change, conservative public policymakers remain utterly convinced that tax increases and government spending are bad. Their conviction flows from ideology, not facts, so their certainty is unimpeded...

MAZEPPA — With the annual FarmFest event just days away, many Minnesota farmers might be wondering how their lives may change thanks to the decisions made by Gov. Mark Dayton and our new DFL-led legislature.

ST. PAUL -- Minnesotans, prepare to dig deeper into your pocketbooks following actions of the 2013 Legislature. Companies are being asked to pay a very high premium for the privilege of doing business in Minnesota. Many changes in tax law took effect July 1, and many are retroactive...