In 2023, Minnesota had a budget surplus of nearly $18 billion. The state’s current financial picture is less rosy — with a $456 million surplus for 2026-27 and a shortfall of $6 billion for the following two years. The state … Continued
Gene Carmichael’s morning routine includes a cup of coffee, the Pioneer Press and a phone call. For 15 years, Carmichael has been calling the Ideas for Positive Living phone line at 11 a.m. daily to listen to its free recorded … Continued
In 2021, St. Paul voters passed one of the strongest rent stabilization policies in the country: a 3% cap on annual rent increases with no exceptions. It was a clear and decisive statement — renters deserve stability, and housing should … Continued
Today is Sunday, March 30, the 89th day of 2025. There are 276 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously wounded by John Hinckley Jr. outside a Washington, … Continued
Minnesota United continues to have Real Salt Lake’s number. After dispatching RSL in the MLS Cup Playoffs last fall, the Loons used two Tani Oluwaseyi goals to win 2-0 on chilly and soaking wet Saturday night at Allianz Field. It … Continued
The Minnesota Wild were able to dig themselves out of an early two-goal hole on Saturday, but they couldn’t overcome Nico Hischier’s three-goal night. In a game with all of the bad blood normal for historical division rivals — an … Continued