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 ...

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

Failed Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz has a bad case of sour grapes. Talking to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Waltz lamented the “pure hell” of losing bigly in […] ...

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

As blue state governors and lawmakers propose making their states more costly places to live and work, their red state ...

Gone were the camo hats and crisp blue suits of the vice presidential campaign trail. Instead of Midwestern dad energy, DFL ...

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

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 ...

Republicans in the House continue to hold floor sessions while Democrats continue to boycott. Court decisions late last week ...

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

Among Gov. Tim Walz’s roughly $66 billion budget is something he says has never been done in Minnesota: cut the state’s sales tax. “For the first time in Minnesota history, reducing the ...

Tim Walz urged lawmakers Thursday to end a power ... AP/Mark Vancleave The governor's proposed $65.9 billion budget includes a modest cut sales tax cut, from 6.875% to 6.8%, which would mean ...