Ground Level Blog

Asian carp is a priority but water improvement projects also were approved Tuesday to receive Minnesota Legacy Amendment money.
At a League of Minnesota Cities meeting, officials discuss how to explain the elimination of a state program that could result in higher property taxes.
Minnesota foundation gets into cropland rental business
The Southwest Initiative Foundation has started a farmland retention program to solicit land donations from aging farmers. The farmers get a tax break, the foundation gets the land and pays taxes and the rental income helps pay for programs in the 18 counties of southwestern Minnesota.