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Clean energy tax credits are ending, but higher electricity costs still driving interest in solar

Clean energy tax credits are ending, but higher electricity costs still driving interest in solar

President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill did away with several clean energy incentives, including tax credits that helped lower the cost of installing solar, batteries, heat pumps and making homes more energy efficient. Some homeowners are moving forward with energy projects anyway.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Property taxes are headed up in Minnesota. What’s behind the spike?

Property taxes are headed up in Minnesota. What’s behind the spike?

As local governments set their budgets, many are leaning on higher property taxes to deal with inflation, new state requirements or drawdowns in federal program backing.
by Peter Cox

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A play, a pandemic — and 5 years later, a new Minnesota film

A play, a pandemic — and 5 years later, a new Minnesota film

From Zoom-era beginnings to a festival-ready feature, “What You Can’t Keep” shows how one Minnesota theater reinvented itself on film.
by Jacob Aloi

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Rapidan Dam failure still harms the Blue Earth River while most other Minnesota waters improve

Rapidan Dam failure still harms the Blue Earth River while most other Minnesota waters improve

Minnesota’s rivers and lakes are slowly getting healthier, according to the latest water quality report by the state's Pollution Control Agency, but the pollution still threatens many of the state’s waterways. And the Blue Earth River is one that is hurting and is in need of intensive care. 
by Hannah Yang

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White House floats no back pay for some furloughed federal workers despite 2019 law

White House floats no back pay for some furloughed federal workers despite 2019 law

A new draft White House memo suggests a 2019 law signed by President Trump that guarantees that federal employees get paid after a shutdown ends would not apply to furloughed workers.
by Stephen Fowler and Claudia Grisales

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Bipartisan U.S. governors' group faces division over Trump's deployment of troops to states

Bipartisan U.S. governors' group faces division over Trump's deployment of troops to states

The Democratic governors of California and Illinois are threatening to leave the National Governors Association because of its silence on President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops across state lines despite objections from the receiving states’ leaders.
by The Associated Press

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The government shutdown is snarling air travel. Officials say it could get worse

The government shutdown is snarling air travel. Officials say it could get worse

A dozen facilities saw air traffic control shortages on Monday, delaying flights at several airports. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed “a slight tick-up in sick calls” due to the shutdown.
by Rachel Treisman and Joel Rose

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Some school board members urge Minnesota to comply with Trump transgender order

Some school board members urge Minnesota to comply with Trump transgender order

More than 40 school board members from districts across the state are calling on Minnesota to comply with a recent federal finding that the state’s policy letting transgender student athletes compete on teams consistent with their gender identity is a civil rights violation. 
by MPR News Staff

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Build Your Ballot 2025: What will you be voting on?

Build Your Ballot 2025: What will you be voting on?

MPR News surveyed candidates in local and state races to hear about their background and interest in the office they are running for. Voters in Minnesota can use our Build Your Ballot tool to get information about the candidates in their area.

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