State Politics

Property tax levies will increase an average of 3.5 percent statewide if proposed local tax levies are adopted later this year, the Minnesota Department of Revenue said Thursday.

Minnesota employers added 2,200 jobs in October, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.

Minnesota consumers who believe that Sprint Nextel extended their cell phone contracts without their permission or did not disclose either the length of the contract or the applicable penalties for ea

After months of consideration, State Sen. Steve Dille said he’s formally decided to not run for re-election.

State Rep. Ron Shimanski is introducing a bill in the next legislative session seeking $2.5 million in bonding money to pave the Luce Line State Trail.

A bevy of Minnesota gubernatorial candidates are spending quality face time with a local audience that’s not quite old enough to vote.

Members of the traveling public, transportation stakeholders, rail providers and local government officials are invited to comment on development of the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s 2009 Comprehensive Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan.

McLeod For Tomorrow is bringing elected and appointed officials together next week to discuss the upcoming 2010 legislative session.

The fact that Minnesota's unemployment rate fell 0.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted 7.3 percent in September doesn’t mean state employers went on a hiring spree last month.

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Commissioner Dan McElroy is scheduled to release September unemployment figures for the state during a press conference 9 a.m.