Rep. Joe Atkins said turning a stolen phone into ‘a paperweight’ would give thieves less reason to steal phones and prevent increasingly violent robberies.
E-file and Free File can speed refunds, the IRS says.
The bill would reduce taxes for start-up breweries.
New laws include restricted access to some juvenile court records and home sellers being required to disclose radon gas testing.
The grants help fund youth sports facilities in the county.
Here are the most read government stories from Edina Patch for every month in 2013.
The Edina School Board has banned e-cigarettes from school property and city staff have been asked not to use the devices at work.
The average homeowner will see their property taxes rise by 1.5 percent.
The Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board found that the DFL Senate Caucus illegally coordinated with 13 candidates.
Edina's going all out for Founder's Day, which this year marks the city's 125th birthday.
The school district has banned the devices from school grounds.
The Edina city council held a work session on housing options Tuesday.
So far three neighborhoods have formally organized.
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The state Department of Revenue announced that next year’s tax brackets will be adjusted for inflation by 1.7 percent.
See a breakdown of how individual precincts voted in the 2013 election.
A recent report from Washington lays out damage done by last month’s government shutdown.
The figure is about average in Edina for an off-year election with no referenda on the ballot.
Nine candidates ran for the four open seats on the Edina School Board.
Edina expected a 10 to 15 percent voter turnout rate for the school board election.
Nine candidates are competing for four seats on the Edina School Board.
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Leaders from communities along the line met with Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday to figure out how to move beyond the controversy.
Edina, St. Louis Park, Minnetonka and Hopkins have joined the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program, which helps provide services and resources to veterans and military families.
Edina's congressional delegation, Erik Paulsen and Keith Ellison, stand on different sides of the aisle but are both willing to vote to end the shutdown.
The Edina city council voted 3-2 to invoke eminent domain for the first time in a decade and condemn the Hooten Dry Cleaning business.
The outdoor ice rink would help ease tensions between the city's hockey association and a local figure skating club over ice time at the Braemar Arena.
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The former public works building will be the focal point of the Grandview District Development project.
The 2014 preliminary tax levy had to be approved by Sept. 15 and was approved at the Sept. 3 council meeting.
What roads should you avoid? Here’s the breakdown of detours, repaving and bridge projects by Twin Cities region.
Despite the GOP's best efforts to get a trio of tax increases repealed in a one-day session set for Sept. 9, the Governor has held the line on limiting the scope of discussion.
Nate Behlen was one of ten employees across the state to win the award.
The city made a number of human resources policy changes as a result of the new law.
Minnesota will become the 12th (or 13th, as Rhode Island also joins in) state to recognize same-sex marriages at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1.