by lftcrtv | Apr 26, 2018
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) passed by Congress late last year allows taxpayers to make withdrawals from 529 plans—formerly a tool used exclusively to pay for higher education expenses—to pay for tuition and other qualifying expenses at private and religious K-12...
by lftcrtv | Apr 26, 2018
Two nuclear stations in Minnesota, Monticello and Prairie Island, produced 23% of the state’s energy last year. Both were built in the 1970s. Between the three reactors at the two plants, they have a maximum capacity of 1,594 megawatts (MW)—enough to power more well...
by lftcrtv | Apr 23, 2018
With an official projected state budget surplus of $329 million in the current fiscal year (FY) 2018-19 biennium and $580 million in the upcoming FY 2020-21 biennium, some state lawmakers are giddy about the prospects of more tax cuts during the 2018 legislative...
by lftcrtv | Apr 19, 2018
In the last few years, several coal plants in Minnesota have either shut down their boilers, idled them, or converted them to another fuel source. These closures have followed national and international trends, where coal-fired electricity loses on cost to natural gas...
by lftcrtv | Apr 18, 2018
High per capita gross domestic product (GDP) states—such as Minnesota—tend to have lower rates of GDP growth over time, for reasons discussed in part 1 of this series. However, Minnesota has successfully bucked this trend during the current business cycle, with per...
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