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New chair views local aid with critical eye
Incoming House property tax committee chairman, Republican Steve Drazkowski, is one of the most outspoken conservatives in the lower chamber.
Report: Property tax cut biggest in 12 years
Liberal think tank Minnesota 2020 released its analysis of property taxes trends Tuesday.
Why is there so much money in politics?
Maybe the problem isn’t that people want to put money into politics; maybe the real problem is that it pays to put a lot of money into politics.
Revenue shortfall gets political
Republican legislators and candidates have seized on the run of disappointing tax collection figures, saying it's a clear indication that the state is headed in the wrong direction.
The Capitol Note: Lawmakers end session with key tax and spending measures passed
Lawmakers finished out the 2014 legislative session Friday evening with the passage of three major finance and spending bills and a restrictive medical marijuana proposal. Those four pieces were seen as the last major measures to pass this year.
Tax conferees agree on $103M more in cuts
A final framework deal is in place for the second major tax-cut bill this session, signaling a resolution to one of the key end-of-session bills of 2014.
The Capitol Note: House and Senate have deal on second round of tax cuts
The legislation would cut an estimated $103 million in revenue during the current biennium, with an out-biennium tax reduction of $118 million for 2016-2017. An initially slow-moving conference committee, kept many of the House's property tax cut proposals intact, but drifted closer to the Senate tax reduction target.
Cig spat smolders between state, Leech Lake tribe
Revenue officials halted tax sharing over alleged contraband cartons.
Tax talks: Miles to go before they sleep
The Minnesota House and Senate conferees must reconcile vastly different bills.
Scott County weighs transit funding options
Scott County is gauging whether residents would support a half-cent sales tax to pay for road improvements and transit development and operations.
The Capitol Note: Lawmakers return to wrap up tax, spending bills before bonding
Though legislators have already passed $443 million in tax cuts, they're still wrangling over the differences between two bills that would provide roughly $100 million in additional tax relief. The House has passed $323 in new spending, which must be meshed with a $210 million bill from the Senate.
States pursue companies’ overseas cash
U.S. states are trying to capture corporate income taxes lost to offshore havens.
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