Senate tax bill sets up showdown
The DFL majorities’ revenue bills in the House and Senate take substantially different approaches.
View ArticleDayton: Property taxes will dip by $121 million
The property tax relief is the anticipated result of the budget Gov. Mark Dayton signed in May, which increased aid to local governments and provided tax breaks to those governments as well as homeowners.
View ArticleTax issues could make special session agenda
During a speech at Farmfest, Gov. Mark Dayton indicated that repealing a controversial tax on farm equipment repairs that went into effect July 1 should be on the agenda for the special legislative...
View ArticleDayton, leaders to meet on special session agenda
Initially meant only for passage of a damage-relief bill for 18 counties hit by late-June rain and wind storms, the session has since become the subject of a political struggle over repeal of new taxes...
View ArticleSpecial session will focus only on disaster aid
The special session, which will start at 10 a.m. on Sept. 9, will not include the repeal of several business-to-business taxes passed last session, lawmakers said Wednesday.
View ArticleSession set, but debate continues on process
Minnesota legislative leaders have agreed to hold a special session on Sept. 9 to provide relief to areas hit hard by storms in June.
View ArticleMNsure premium costs compare favorably to other states
Minnesota’s health insurance exchange will offer more than 100 insurance products with a starting prices as low as $91 per month when it opens for business on Oct. 1, state officials announced last...
View ArticleMove to repeal taxes faces some hurdles
The biggest challenge facing the repeal of business-to-business taxes may be the desire of some DFL leaders to first increase reserves and eliminate “accounting gimmicks.”
View ArticleHey MN, Obamacare really wasn’t meant for you
Census Bureau figures show that only about 8.7 percent of Minnesotans lacked insurance compared to 15.6 percent for the country as a whole.
View ArticleDayton administration outlines ‘unsession’ package
Gov. Mark Dayton’s ideas for reforming and simplifying state government include more than 1,000 adjustments to policies already on the books. Dayton’s agenda for the “unsession” were introduced during...
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