The bill from House Republican Greg Davids would immediately cut and eventually phase out business property taxes. The bill would also reduce tax refunds for renters.
Anthony Trifiletti has been convicted in the killing of Douglas Cornelius Lewis following an argument over a fender bender.
Multiple people were questioned but no one is in custody.
Two of its Minneapolis locations are still open, with the third temporarily closed.
The fire started Monday night and caused much of the church's roof to collapse.
The 48-year-old had coached in Bloomington hockey programs for more than 20 years.
A community staple for more than five decades.
Four soldiers were inside a military vehicle that was shot at.
The governor has asked the Legislature for emergency funding for the additional police.
The jury listened to lengthy presentations from the prosecution and defense.
The passenger in the vehicle told police about the incident.
Facebook will remove posts that call for weapons to be brought to Minneapolis and anything that celebrates George Floyd's death.
Republicans say the plan would help attract businesses and create jobs, but Democrats say it would boost business profits on the backs of the poor and middle class. Senate Republicans have introduced their own version of the bill, but their plan does not include cuts to renters' refunds.
A bill from two senators would raise the tobacco tax from 35 percent to more than 47 percent. The money would go toward the state's general fund.
The proposal would cut taxes by about 30 percent over the next six to 12 years. The House Taxes Committee Chairman Greg Davids told the Pioneer Press it would be the "bigger job creator." DFL Gov. Mark Dayton hasn't ruled out the Republican plan, but doesn't know how they plan to pay for the tax cut.
The Minnesota House approved a tax bill that would freeze business property taxes and create several new tax breaks. Governor Dayton and other DFLers say the freeze will drive up the state's budget deficit in the next biennium. The tax breaks include incentives for investing in startup companies and hiring veterans.
They both want to phase out business property taxes but they don't agree on how ... or on much else. A roomful of Republicans will try to find common ground on how to change Minnesota tax policy as a legislative conference committee tackles House and Senate bills that are farther apart than you might expect.
A scaled-back version of a Republican tax cut plan met the same fate as its predecessor when Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed the bill. Dayton said he could not sign a measure that would add to future deficits and reduce the state budget reserve. He also complained that the bill was aimed at cutting business taxes, without helping homeowners.
The House and Senate passed separate bills that would place new restrictions on abortion providers. One bill would require a doctor to be present when a patient takes the abortion medication, RU-486. The other would require abortion providers to have licenses and be subject to random inspections.
A bill introduced by three Republican state senators ties a $300 state loan for a new Vikings stadium to a phase-out of business property taxes. They say it would generate more business contributions to a stadium effort. Gov. Mark Dayton says it would push up other kinds of property taxes and he will oppose it.
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