What Minnesota's new tax law means for student borrowers, restaurants and other businesses

Plus: The 5 best things our food writers ate this week ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - What Minnesota's new tax law means for student borrowers, restaurants and other businesses: New tax breaks are the result of making Minnesota's tax code mirror the federal code, known as conformity. But one tax cut is in limbo, pending a challenge in the U.S. Supreme Court. Here's what you need to know. [Read more.]( - Why can suburbs quickly plow streets, but Minneapolis can't? You could compare almost any suburban residential street with almost any residential side street in Minneapolis or St. Paul and you likely get the same result: The cities' streets are a mess. Still. A week after the snowstorm. Why? [Read more.]( - Judge tosses plea deals couple made to avoid jail in 2015 death of son in Plymouth: Sentencing scheduled for Thursday has been postponed now that a Hennepin County judge has rejected plea agreements for parents formerly from Plymouth who moved to New Zealand for more than seven years after their 7-year-old son died of neglect. [Read more.]( - George Floyd family fund accepting grant applications to help businesses: The grants are meant to help restore the neighborhood most affected by the aftermath of Floyd's murder. [Read more.]( - Trump Organization fined $1.6M for tax fraud: Donald Trump's company was fined $1.6 million Friday for a scheme in which the former president's top executives dodged personal income taxes on lavish job perks — a symbolic, hardly crippling blow for an enterprise boasting billions of dollars in assets. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Moose trudges through deep snow at New Mexico ski resort: A bull moose was seen [fighting its way through deep snow at the Ski Santa Fe resort]( outside Santa Fe, N.M., last week. It's unclear if it's the same moose that was [first spotted at the resort in December](. *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING The 5 best things our food writers ate this week: From breakfast pizza to Pushkin torte, here' a rundown of the greatest hits from their dining diaries over the past seven days. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK 6 charts that explain the Vikings' wild season: Close wins, big losses and last-minute victories leave skeptics questioning how the team will do in the playoffs. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK Duluth Boy Scout sleeps outdoors for 1,000th consecutive night: WDIO reports that 14-year-old Isaac Ortman mark the milestone by sleeping in a "quinzee," or snow cave, he built outside Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Duluth. [Read more.]( TALKERS TRIVIA Want to win a $15 gift card of your choice? It's Friday, so that means it's time for another trivia question. The correct answer to this question can be found in a story that appeared in Talkers this week. We can't prevent you from simply Googling the answer, so Googling is encouraged! E-mail your answer to talkers@startribune.com by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. A winner will be selected at random from the correct responses. That lucky reader will receive a $15 card of their choice from one of several retailers — Best Buy, Target, Holiday or Menards — as well as a shout-out in Monday's newsletter. Here is this week's question: A former drummer for which popular rock band was named as the replacement for Tom Barnard as host of the KQRS morning show? Good luck! FROM THE ARCHIVES Jan. 13, 2017: A bike rack inspired by an Ojibwe canoe graces the entrance of the new Hennepin County Library in Brooklyn Park. (Photo: Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune) Connect with Star Tribune [facebook]([twitter]([pinterest]([instagram]( [Manage email preferences]( • [Subscribe to Star Tribune]( • [Privacy Policy]( • [Unsubscribe]( This email was sent by: StarTribune, 650 3rd Ave S, Suite #1300, Minneapolis, MN, 55488 © 2023 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](