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ST. PAUL—Three million times each day, hackers probe the state of Minnesota's computer systems, which house everything from state workers' social security numbers to driver's license data for millions of residents. And the state isn't doing enough to guard against it, top IT...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota House Republicans released a supplemental budget plan Thursday, April 12, that they say continues on the theme of tax cuts and "common sense" spending they set last year. House Speaker Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, called 2017: "the most productive legislative session...

ST. PAUL — When it comes to taxes, almost everyone has an opinion on who should pay more and who should get a cut. As the Minnesota Legislature prepares to debate the best way to align the state's tax code with recent federal changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Pioneer...

ST. PAUL — When the Minnesota Legislature returns from spring break, political mud season will begin with lawmakers having just six weeks to find agreement on how to rewrite the state's tax code. That would be tricky anytime, but it's even more complex this year with the entire...

The Pioneer recently reprinted a Mankato Free Press editorial (March 18) regarding a proposed Minnesota bill (HF 1669), which can be viewed at the legislature's website. The article claims the bill is about "common sense background checks". The bill includes: Transfer without background...