Minnesota doesn't charge sales tax on most services, but Gov. Mark Dayton's proposed budget for 2014-15 would change that by charging a sales tax on many business-to-business and business-to-consumer services. At the same time, Minnesota's overall sales tax rate would... Read More »

According to a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report released this month, income earners in the top quintile of households have been hit the hardest by the Great Recession. Read More »

"Today can be a turning point. We do not want, nor need a society where more people are more dependent on an ever growing, ever more expensive government. Today's decison now sets the stage for repeal and the subsequent advancement of new policies, grounded in free market principles, that can help make more affordable, higher quality care available to all Wisconsinites and all Americans." Read More »

Not all the expenditures made by unions must be reported to the Government Accountability Board. Member communications are exempt, for example. This chart chronicles the spending reported to the GAB this year. Click here to view larger image... Read More »

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State Prison inmates and probation and parole violators illegally received nearly $2 million in federally funded FoodShare benefits, according to a new state audit. Read More »

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