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The conservative-leaning Tax Foundation recently released an analysis showing Minnesota was among the 10 states that saw the most residents move to other states. But are high taxes the main reason?

To pay for all this the DFL raised a range of taxes, including sales and gas tax, imposed new ones, such as on home deliveries and newly legalized marijuana, and hiked a range of fees on things like c...

If you want to know what the Left would do to America, pay attention to what it is doing to Minnesota.

At $71.5 billion, the two-year state budget that took effect July 1 marks the largest increase in government spending in modern Minnesota history. The roughly 37 percent jump in spending is driven largely by the historic $17.5 billion budget surplus lawmakers had on the books when the year began. And some of it is one-time spending, with the general fund expected to drop to around $65.2 ...

Republicans say Democrats broke a campaign promise to give most of the surplus back to taxpayers, and instead have raised new taxes.

Democrats are saying they have passed the largest tax cut bill in state history.

House and Senate leaders also agree on a partial rollback of the state's tax on Social Security benefits.

But House and Senate leaders do agree on a partial rollback of the state’s tax on Social Security benefits.

High on the list of proposals are broader exemptions around income from Social Security benefits

High on the list of proposals are broader exemptions around income from Social Security benefits