Young: No worries, mate - God is in charge
by Steven B. Young
Published: March 5, 2010
Tags: anarchy, Taxes, Tim Pawlenty
What a relief—Minnesota’s fiscal crisis is over!
Bakk readying tax proposal
by Charley Shaw
Published: March 1, 2010
Tags: 2010 legislative session, Ann Lenczewski, Taxes, Tim Pawlenty, Tom Bakk
State Senate Taxes Committee Chairman Tom Bakk is preparing a tax proposal that will differ considerably from the budget-cutting package that his House counterpart, Rep. Ann Leczewski, offered last week.
Michel: DFL gov candidates all using same playbook: Raise taxes! 
by Geoff Michel
Published: December 2, 2009
Tags: 2010 Governor's Race, DFL, Taxes
Reading all the horse race-coverage of the 2010 campaign for governor, it's striking to see how all the DFL candidates continue to use the same old playbook, with the same old directions: "Raise taxes, make the wealthy pay their fair share, and increase revenue to pay for government programs."
Blaine tax preparer faces felony tax charges
by Staff
Published: September 28, 2009
Tags: Anoka County, James Brazil, Kathleen Brazil, Minnesota Department of Revenue, property taxes, Taxes
A Blaine tax preparer and his wife have been charged with multiple tax crimes by the Anoka County Attorney’s Office.
Chamber biz survey points to pressure for ‘friendlier tax policy’
by Scott Carlson
Published: September 11, 2009
Tags: Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Taxes
According to a survey of business owners and managers, released by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, there is growing pressure from business interests for a “friendlier tax policy” to speed the state’s economic rebound.
Revenue officials remind taxpayers of extension
by Staff
Published: September 10, 2009
Tags: Minnesota Department of Revenue, Taxes
The Minnesota Department of Revenue is reminding taxpayers that a tax-filing extension was granted for individual and business taxpayers who were affected by flooding this year in northwestern Minnesota.
State uses humiliation to collect overdue taxes from alcohol sellers
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: August 19, 2009
Tags: Department of Revenue, Taxes
When it comes to convincing people to pay their debts, sometimes there’s no greater tool than public humiliation. The Minnesota Department of Revenue has turned to that tactic to collect $7.7 million in back taxes from establishments across the state that sell alcohol.
State revenue crises, continued: Deficits as far as the eye can see
by Steve Perry
Published: June 12, 2009
Tags: Minnesota economy, Minnesota revenue, Taxes, US economy
To underscore the closing words of state economist Tom Stinson in our interview with him a couple of days ago, here’s a mind-numbling graphic (h/t Baseline Scenario) on the revenue crunch that US states are projected to face in the coming years. It suggests many additional rounds of absolute fiscal anguish at the Legislature, some [...]
Pawlenty 2012: As governor preps presidential run, messaging shifts from taxes to fiscal catastrophe
by Steve Perry
Published: June 10, 2009
Tags: Pawlenty 2012, Taxes, Tim Pawlenty
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has spent six years building a record designed to stand him in good stead with the Grover Norquists and Clubs for Growth of the world: no new taxes. Under normal circumstances, you would expect him to put that record front and center in launching his 2012 presidential bid. But for the time [...]
The PIM interview: State economist Tom Stinson on the origins of Minnesota’s structural deficit (and why it’s getting worse)
by Steve Perry
Published: June 10, 2009
Tags: Minnesota 2010-11 budget, Minnesota revenue, Taxes, Tom Stinson
By now, anyone with the remotest interest in the state’s budget crisis has heard about the so-called "structural deficit" that’s become a regular part of the state’s biennial juggling act. They also know it’s grown markedly worse since the national economy tanked last fall. What’s less clear is how we got into this situation. What [...]
