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 ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is proposing the state’s first ever sales tax cut in a budget that raises taxes at the same time.

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 ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz's budget proposal would make changes to sales tax collections and trim state spending in an effort to stave off a steep shortfall in future years. "While we have ...

Tim Walz is pitching his first budget under the ... His plan would lower Minnesota’s sales tax rate for the first time in state history by 0.075% across the board while expanding it to cover ...

Gov. Tim Walz proposed a state budget for 2026-2027 that includes the state's first ever sales tax cut. It would also raise more money in sales tax by applying the tax to more professional ...

Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan presented their 2025 biennial budget on Thursday, January 16. As per Walz’s office, the budget includes the first sales tax cut in state ...