Property tax backlash may prompt 2012 fix
As soon as proposed local levy hikes began to sprout up in response around the state, a welter of voices began to call for adjustments to the MVHC repeal.
View ArticleProperty tax fix is politically fraught
Under legislation introduced by Rep. Greg Davids, chairman of the House Taxes Committee, the nearly $700 million tax levy would be reduced 8.3 percent annually until it is eliminated. The bill would...
View ArticleState redistricting map pairs up 46 legislators (update)
The state's new redistricting maps are out, and a total of 46 legislators -- some of who have already announced they are not running again this fall -- have been pitted against another incumbent.
View ArticleMayors want LGA changes in 2014-2015 budget
As Gov. Mark Dayton pieces together his 2014-2015 budget, he’s hearing from a bipartisan group of mayors that state lawmakers have cut their funding too deeply and too capriciously during the past decade.
View ArticleLegislators may extend preservation subsidies
Minnesota legislators took a step this week toward extending the historic preservation tax credit that’s fueled many recent real estate developments.
View ArticleBudget bills contain little-noted provisions
Minnesota Capitol regulars have been struck by how fast major budgeting bills have moved through committees and to the floor in the DFL-controlled Legislature. And with each of those bills come...
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