The state still has a projected budget surplus plus a rainy-day fund it could use to cover federal food stamp and energy assistance funds.

That surprised me, because politics in Minneapolis is generally a battle between liberals and extreme liberals, all quite willing to spend money and raise taxes. But really, I was encouraged. Even ...

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits are scheduled to end Nov. 1 amid the ongoing federal government ...

Eric Harris Bernstein is hard to pin down. The first-time Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation candidate is a frenzy of ...

The additional income eases the strain of paying bills and can be part of a household’s safety net in case of job loss.

In a ranking looking at factors such as tax rates and complexity, the Tax Foundation says the five most favorable states ...