You might want to check on what’s happening to property taxes in your area. The Minnesota Star Tribune reports counties and cities around the state have raised levies, some by double digits. Local governments say they’re dealing with inflation and rising costs for things like insurance. And a Sunday story in the St. Paul Pioneer Press points out the total levy increases of property taxes could reach $1 billion statewide next year. WCCO-TV reports on an alleged embezzlement case involving the co-founder of Crooked Beverage Company, Christian Schenk. According to the report, the THC beverage company co-founder who reported him to authorities is Ryan Winkler, who last week launched a campaign to return to the Minnesota House. MPR News reports on a man’s arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Northfield earlier this month that has drawn attention. Axios Twin Cities has a rundown of the abnormal year Minnesota has had for special legislative elections with open seats caused by resignations, an assassination and members seeking political office elsewhere. KARE 11 interviewed Kaohly Her, the mayor-elect of St. Paul. She has served in the Minnesota House since 2019.
https://www.minnpost.com/glean/2025/11/why-property-taxes-are-on-the-rise-across-minnesota/