ST. PAUL, Minn. – Tax rebate checks, as much as $1,300, will be in mailboxes or direct-deposit accounts by the end of September, Governor Tim Walz announced. This is the Walz-proposed rebates from the state’s budget surplus that the Legislature approved in May. The first batch was being delivered Wednesday, he said: “Just in time for back to school expenses.” The payments:

> $520: For married couples filing a joint 2021 income or property tax return with adjusted gross income of $150,000 or less

> $260: For all other individuals with 2021 adjusted gross income of $75,000 or less

> $260: for each dependent, up to three.