On August 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) renewed its Geographic Targeting Order (“GTO”) Imposing Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements on Certain Financial Institutions in Minnesota. The GTO requires financial institutions located in Hennepin
Last week, we reported on several important court victories for the charitable-nonprofit sector that were handed down on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. See Good News in Pushback on Government Overreach (July 16, 2026). We’ll recap them below in the next
Beginning January 1, 2025, the City of St. Paul, Minnesota’s Wage Theft Ordinance went into effect. The Ordinance largely incorporates the State of Minnesota’s existing wage theft legislation. However, similar to the Minneapolis Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance, effective in 2020,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2024Contact: Claire Lancaster claire.lancaster@state.mn.us651-219-2975Governor Walz Appoints Veena Iyer and Jennifer Verdeja to Fill Second Judicial District Vacancies [ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz today announced the appointments of Veena Iyer and Jennifer Verdeja as District
Employers in Minnesota are not the only ones gearing up for Minnesota’s earned sick and safe time (ESST) law to take effect on January 1, 2024. Cities in Minnesota are also making changes to their respective earned sick and safe
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Maya Missaghi owns and operates Missaghi Law, PLLC out of Saint Paul. She practices estate planning, probate and elder law.
I had major impostor syndrome starting out (honestly, it’s only just getting better now, after
Politics can be loud. With all the national media and punditry focused on the 2020 presidential primary, it would be easy to miss the significant local races on the ballot this November. However, with economic markers pointing towards a potential
News publications across the country have affirmed the existence of a near-crisis in providing affordable housing options for first-time homebuyers and low-income housing consumers. Mayoral elections in Minneapolis and St. Paul emphasized the need to address this problem. There are
When the Saint Paul City Council votes this Wednesday on Ordinance 17-60 it should amend the legislation to not delete, from the existing law, Green Globes as one of the approved green building standards.
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In cities and towns across Minnesota, newly elected mayors and city council members assumed their positions Jan. 1. While each official typically has a list of policy objectives to be pursued during his or her term, an increase of affordable
