Minnesota’s Angel Tax Credit — a tax break designed to spur small business investment — has been incredibly popular in the two years it’s been around. State officials today announced that the $12 million they budgeted for the credit for all of 2012 is spoken for already. Officials have applauded t the credits attracting $140 Read more →
We’ve written before about how the self-employed in Minnesota took a hit during the Great Recession. Nationally, though, there’s evidence of a rebound — and maybe a larger trend going forward. Data crunched by the Idaho-based economic analysis group EMSI show the percentage of self-employed Americans has bounced back the past couple years. While still Read more →
I wrote about a lot of students and their work in my years as an education reporter. The kids that stand out, though, are the ones that used their brilliance to find simple solutions to basic problems in developing countries. I remember Patrick Delaney, a University of Minnesota electrical engineering student, who helped design low-cost, Read more →
I’ve been a little bear-fixated since last year when I happened to be in Yellowstone National Park the same week a hiker was killed by a grizzly So I’m fascinated this morning watching a new web cam at the Brooks River in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. Running on wind and solar power, the cam came Read more →
I’m kind of enjoying the new Minnesota Department of Public Safety ads about the creative excuses people use for speeding. I’m learning a valuable lesson, too, of course.
You may have seen the story that the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled against the families of people killed when their Cirrus plane crashed. I won’t jump into the analysis of the incident in question, because I already had when the Appeals Court ruled in the case. You can find it here. There’s discussion in the Read more →
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty on MSNBC this afternoon refused to comment on whether he’s gotten “the call” from Mitt Romney for a possible spot on the Republican ticket. Pawlenty says the VP process will unfold in due course. He said he’s focused on yard work and other business this week. — tomscheck (@tomscheck) July Read more →
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