Minnesota Department of Revenue

Tony Sutton and Baja Sol owed over $250,000 in back taxes

Tony Sutton had to beat away the debt collectors.​Tony Sutton was apparently as bad with his own money as he was with the Minnesota Republican Party's, according to records obtained by City Pages.Sutton "sold out" of Baja Sol, the Mexican restaurant chain he ran with his wife, Bridget Sutton, in ... More >>

Duplex, Fusion among restaurants fined for illegally buying alcohol

Duplex owes the state $12,842.30.​The city fined six bars and restaurants for illegal alcohol purchases in the past year, among them Uptown hotspots Duplex and Fusion. When businesses selling alcohol fall behind on their taxes they are placed on a "liquor posting" by the Minnesota Department ... More >>

The Independent owes $90K in back taxes, was fined twice for illegally purchasing alcohol

The Independent​The Independent in Uptown has racked up a massive tab with the Minnesota Department of Revenue that it will need to pay off before it can reopen for business: over $90,000 in unpaid taxes. The giant bill is just the latest problem facing the troubled Uptown bar. The Independ ... More >>

Minnesotans support taxing smokers to close budget gap

More than half the survey respondents would support increased cigarette prices.​If the stress from thinking about Minnesota's budget deficit makes you think about lighting up a smoke, think again. Nearly 60 percent of Minnesotans would support increasing cigarette state taxes on tobacco to help so ... More >>

Government shutdown forces closure of The Independent in Uptown

A shutdown could mean some restaurants run out of alcohol. ​ [[UPDATE]] The Independent just announced it's going on temporary shut down via Facebook. Last night, KSTP ran a piece on the dozens of bars and restaurants that aren't allowed to buy alcohol because they're delinquent on sales tax paym ... More >>

Mark Dayton vetoes $900 million GOP budget-cutting bill

Dayton issues his first veto.​The Republican-controlled Legislature sent DFL Gov. Mark Dayton a $900 million budget-cutting bill today, after no public hearings and with no Democratic support, and he wasted no time in striking it down with his veto pen. He lambasted it as an effort to protect ... More >>

Renters and homeowners can get some fun money with a property tax refund

Renters who made less than $52,300 last year get an average refund of $585. Don't miss out!

35W collapsed bridge chunks still hanging out on the West Bank

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Should students stand for Pledge of Allegiance?

A school board in western Minnesota is split

Want to know what companies are pocketing sales tax? The state government wants you to know too.

A Little Aggravation

The city of Minneapolis takes a flyer on taxes

Billion Dollar Dreamer

Jerry Trooien has already spent millions promoting The Bridges, the $1.5 billion St. Paul riverfront development that city government keeps on spurning. No matter: He knows they'll come around someday.

Pawlenty's faith-based math

Screwing Joe Lunchbucket

In Pawlenty's Minnesota, regular guys get squeezed, fat cats get off easy

The Great Minnesota Tax Dodge

Meet 10 of Minnesota's most notorious state tax scofflaws

What Friends Are For

Andersen Windows had $2 billion in sales last year. And next year, a new Pawlenty administration program will give the company a big tax break.

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