State and local taxes and spending
KSTP: Stearns County officials explain how their 5.2% property tax hike will work
Alexandria Echo Press: Alexandria’s lodging tax yields big impact
Marshall Independent: City’s lodging tax ordinance approved
Minn Post: St. Paul voters delivered on school district’s ‘big ask’
KSTP: Wayzata School Board moves toward $500M funding vote
WJON: Understanding The 2026 Property Tax Increases Across Minnesota
KIMT 3: Minnesota’s 2026 property tax hike: What it could mean for you
MPR News: Minnesota property tax levies could rise by nearly $1 billion for 2026, state figures show
Albert Lea Tribune: Preliminary property tax increases statewide equate to almost 7%
Monticello Times: Property tax hikes test Minnesotans
West Central Tribune: Minnesota’s Renville County seeing some tax shift from ag to residential
Economic growth
Fox 9: SNAP cuts threaten rural Minnesota’s economy
Star Tribune: More Minnesotans file for bankruptcy than U.S. average, a recession red flag
KSTP: Holiday shopping deals already underway as consumer sentiment declines
Regulation
Citizen Portal: Brainerd schools outline rollout of Minnesota paid family and medical leave
