It’s one week until tax day. For most Americans it’s time to pay the piper for the income they’ve well-earned making a living for basic expenses like housing and food. Except for the ultrawealthy. Megabillionaires and their ilk pay...nothing. There are many ways to evade taxes, but ...

The Republicans in the Minnesota Senate are pushing for a big tax cut for taxpayers, but members of DFL in the Legislature are not buying it. The Senate passed an $8.4 billion tax cut bill Thursday. Legislative leaders, however, realize that the tax plan could look very different when the ...

On Wednesday, House Democrats grilled oil executives once more on Capitol Hill over rising gas prices. It was the typical finger-pointing circus that has been going on since the prices at the pumps have soared. One Democrat accused the oil execs of “ripping off the American people” and ...

On Tuesday, Rep. Michelle Fischbach joined 96 of her U.S. House colleagues on signing a letter to President Joe Biden demanding action on fertilizer prices. Fertilizer prices have soared 300% since last year. Some of that increase is due to supply chain issues. But now the Russia-Ukraine war ...

According to the U.S. Fire Administration, 70% of rural community fire departments in the nation are staffed by volunteers. In checking other sources, we found that about 53% of rural medical emergency services are staffed by volunteers. During the months of February and March, Independent ...

President Joe Biden announced Thursday he is going to start releasing a million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum preserve for the next six months to control spiking energy costs. The addition to the nation’s fuel supply should impact the price at the pump, which ...