State of Minnesota
Recent News About State of Minnesota
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DEED grants small businesses with Small Business Emergency Loan
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) recently announced that 1,020 small businesses throughout Minnesota received a Small Business Emergency Loan.
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Voters support reductions in immigration, poll shows
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) conducted a poll through Zogby Analytics and found that likely voters in Minnesota support reductions in immigration.
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Minnesota’s property tax revenue down 13 percent since Q2 2019
Minnesota collected $380 million in property taxes during the second quarter of 2020, a 13 percent decrease from the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
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Minnesota collects $380 million in property tax revenue in Q2 2020
Minnesota collected $380 million in property taxes during the second quarter of 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
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New report shows immigrants are 11% of Minnesota workforce
Immigrants account for 11% of Minnesota’s workforce while making up 10% of the population, according to an American Immigration Council report obtained by Biz Journals on June 8.
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From Minneapolis Review
Walz urges residents to stay home, rioters to end violence
After Gov. Tim Walz ordered mobilization of the state's National Guard, he urged Minnesota residents to stay home on the night of May 29 to stay safe from the outside agitators looting the Twin Cities, Star Tribune reported.
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Minnesota governor's stay-at-home order set to expire
May 18 is a big day for the state of Minnesota. It is the final 24 hours of the legislative session and the day that Gov. Tim Walz’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order expires.
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Convention of States: Minnesota's unclear path to reopening leads to continued suffering
Minnesota continues to see unemployment claims rise and businesses suffer as a result of Gov. Tim Waltz’s stay-at-home order that began in late March.
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Total OASDI beneficiaries in Minnesota zip 56360 increase in 2018
There were 1,110 total OASDI beneficiaries in Minnesota zip code 56360 in 2018, a 2.3 percent increase over 2017, which had only 1,085 total beneficiaries, according to the official Social Security Administration website.
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Total OASDI beneficiaries in Minnesota zip 56531 increase in 2018
There were 500 total OASDI beneficiaries in Minnesota zip code 56531 in 2018, a 1 percent increase over 2017, which had only 495 total beneficiaries, according to the official Social Security Administration website.
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Minnesota's budget shortfall will require tough decisions, Gazelka says
Minnesota will have $4 billion less in its budget as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka (R-East Gull Lake) said salary freezes, no new spending and renegotiating state employee contracts are responsible solutions.
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Total OASDI beneficiaries in Minnesota zip 55917 increase in 2018
There were 760 total OASDI beneficiaries in Minnesota zip code 55917 in 2018, a 2 percent increase over 2017, which had only 745 total beneficiaries, according to the official Social Security Administration website.
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Walz takes pay cut and receives $1.09 billion in CARES Act funding
Gov. Tim Walz implements a 10% pay cut to him and his cabinet and receives $1.09 billion of an estimated $2.187 billion from the Coronavirus Relief Fund through the federal CARES Act.
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New data shows how COVID-19 impacts Minnesotans
Minnesota confirmed it's first case of COVID-19 on March 6, and since then, the pandemic has impacted every asset of people's lives statewide.
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Minnesota’s property tax revenue down 14.3 percent since Q1 2019
Minnesota collected $6 million in property taxes during the first quarter of 2020, a 14.3 percent decrease from the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
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Minnesota collects $6 million in property tax revenue in Q1 2020
Minnesota collected $6 million in property taxes during the first quarter of 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
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Taxpayers have paid over $500,000 for deer farm buyouts since 2017, records find
A new report found that taxpayers paid more than $500,000 for deer farm buyouts over the past three years, including a total of $129,000 in Minnesota alone last year, eclipsing the prior two years combined.
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Total OASDI beneficiaries in Minnesota zip 56479 decrease in 2018
There were 1,275 total OASDI beneficiaries in Minnesota zip code 56479 in 2018, a 0.39 percent decrease from 2017, which had only 1,280 total beneficiaries, according to the official Social Security Administration website.
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Walz closes nonessential businesses in Minnesota
Gov. Tim Walz said many nonessential businesses are shutting down through March 27 to help combat the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
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Gas taxes and fees cost Minnesota drivers 28.6 cents per gallon at the pumps
24/7 Wall St reports that taxes on gasoline in Minnesota rank the 29th highest in the nation.