An analysis by a think tank found that annual household energy costs in the state will increase $110 by 2030 and $410 by 2035.

From the column: "The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is the most worker-friendly and business-friendly legislation in a generation. The DFL’s talking points on it are largely generalities. They grab headlines but fail on facts.

Some DFL members had expressed during the regular session that they could return to the capitol for a special session to deal with any fallout from the bill.

The tax and spending package includes $66.4 billion in new money for programs assisting farmers, strengthening the safety net if there is significant volatility in crop prices and revenues.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act accelerates the end of Biden-era tax cuts for solar and wind, putting many projects into question.

Exactly how cuts to public assistance programs in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” will affect Minnesota is yet to be seen, though by one estimate, up to a quarter-million people in the state could lose Medicaid coverage over the next decade.

President Trump’s massive budget bill eliminates tax credits and incentives for small and large-scale solar and wind projects in Minnesota, and is projected to increase electricity bills across the state.

Rep. Brad Finstad dismisses fears that the bill will add trillions in red ink as false Democratic talking points.

A blatant attempt to influence the Brazilian economy, judicial system and politics by threatening 50% tariffs is weaponizing the fiscal hammer for purely political purposes. That’s contrary to the very idea of tariffs as a way of leveling the trading field on the “bad players.”