Spending & Taxes
why Minnesota’s budget is heading for a crash
Minnesota’s budget has been on shaky ground since the end of the 2023 legislative session. The latest update from Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) confirms that lawmakers did little to steady it during the 2026 session. Enabled by an $18 billion…
Approvals for Minnesota’s Paid Family and Medical Leave…
Since it launched, as and when the data have become available, I have been tracking the performance…
Feeding Our Future fugitive caught
Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, now 42, was arrested Thursday in Mogadishu, Somalia, according to a press…
High SNAP error rate could cost Minnesota taxpayers…
New federal rules could cause Minnesota to pay $130 million per year for SNAP benefits to balance a…
Government pays to lobby government — with your tax…
Across Mississippi, government bodies spend public money hiring lobbyists — to lobby government. I…
Why has state government stopped releasing updates on Paid Family and Medical Leave approval rates?
Since it launched, as and when the data have become available, I have been tracking the performance of Minnesota’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) scheme against the forecasts on which it is based. Back in 2023, a daily rate of approvals of 352 …
The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit – What You Need to…
Let me introduce you to three letters you are going to hear a great deal about in the months ahead:…
Feeding Our Future, sentence #18, six months
Asha Jama, part of the Brava Restaurant group of defendants from Rochester, was sentenced on Tuesday…
Trustees report finds Social Security trust fund will…
Last week, the Social Security Board of Trustees released its annual report on the financial status…
Ex-fugitive fraudster sentenced to 14 months
Najmo Ahmed was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison this afternoon. That’s months, not years.…
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