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Dayton: Local property taxes will dip by $120 million
Gov. Mark Dayton and DFL legislators today took credit for a projected $121 million decline in property taxes for 2014. Republicans, however, flatly denied that the local property tax reductions will happen and Dayton conceded that only local elected officials, not state lawmakers, can reduce property taxes with the increased aid they get from the state.
House passes tax omnibus with income, sin taxes
After a steady flow of budget bills on the House floor that appropriate general fund money for the 2014-2015 budget period, the House on Wednesday night passed the tax bill intended to pay for the spending.
Senate mulls LGA changes for tax reform bill
Some significant bills that deal with local government aid (LGA) to cities are in the mix for consideration in the omnibus bill in the Senate Tax Reform Division.
Shutdown’s End: Final negotiations involved tussles over where policy meets spending
After the framework of a budget deal was announced last Thursday, commissioners, chairs and fiscal staff members went to work, turning the still-closed Capitol into a hive of private meetings on each bill, featuring shuttle diplomacy visits from the leadership as needed.
Auditor’s report: Local gov’t spent $8m on lobbying in 2010
Despite the sizable amounts spent last year, nearly every measure of local government lobbying showed a decrease from 2009 to 2010.
Dayton veto letters rile GOP Legislature
Republicans who received the veto letters say they strike a tone of anything but compromise.
Minnesota’s budget fight heads to Main Street
For five months DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and the GOP-controlled Legislature sparred at the Capitol over how to eliminate the state’s $5 billion budget deficit. But with the legislative session concluded and no end to the budget impasse in sight, the debate will now move beyond St. Paul as legislators face constituents in their home districts.
Outstate chamber leaders blast LGA cuts in GOP budget bills
Greater Minnesota business leaders took to the Capitol Monday to protest proposed cuts to local government aid (LGA) in the Republican budget bills.
House K-12 budget draws fire from metro legislators
Many Republican candidates from greater Minnesota have hammered constantly on what they called school funding inequities that favored districts in the Twin Cities metro area. But Democrats and urban school advocates are outraged.
Minnesota’s budget battle starts in earnest
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton said that it is a "fantasy island" scenario for Republicans to believe that the state will receive a waiver from the federal government in time for the start of the next biennium in July.
Koch: Lobbyist tried to mislead legislators
GOP Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch is asking the Minnesota Government Relations Council (MGRC) to investigate Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities lobbyist J.D. Burton, saying he asked Redwood Falls city officials to "falsify information to members of the Legislature."
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