Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• After Gov. Tim Walz recently rolled out a major sales tax reform, a retired colleague with deep ...

Gov. Tim Walz is pitching his first budget under the new Trump era as a counterweight to the incoming president’s threats to impose tariffs, which he says will raise costs on everyday Minnesotans. His ...

Transit and environmental advocates who pushed for the sales tax to expand rather than maintain transit are not happy with ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called for spending cuts Thursday in a $65.9 billion two-year budget proposal that includes a modest reduction in the overall state sales tax but new taxes on services like ...

Trump presidency brought no shortage of reasons to fear for the many public goods and services that we all rely on. It’s ...

Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan unveiled their 2025 biennial budget on Jan. 16. The proposal introduces the first ...

Senator Ann Rest (DFL-New Hope) said Governor Tim Walz’s proposed plan to lower the state sales tax for the first time in state history would make the system fairer, less ...

While the state financial plan proposed by Gov. Tim Walz includes calling for a $900 million bonding bill, it also shows an ...

Gov. Tim Walz’s budget plan and other proposals he’s rolled out represent a shift in tone for the governor, who returned to the state after his failed national campaign facing a new political ...