Ground Level Blog

October 13, 2011 11:15 AM

Business property taxes heading for an increase

Business property taxes are going up more than residential taxes, a sampling from a dozen Minnesota cities shows. The numbers are one facet of a question that a special MPR News project called “Forced to Choose” is exploring this fall.

by Dave Peters

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October 13, 2011 7:32 AM

St. Peter’s zero levy increase makes a point

St. Peter will hold its levy flat in order to show that the legislature, by a change in law, raised taxes on local taxpayers.

by Jennifer Vogel

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October 10, 2011 3:37 AM

WEIGH IN ON WATER: Why take action?

We asked our seven Ground Level water panel members to tell us why they got involved in local clean-water issues. Read what they said and “weigh in” with your own answer.

by Dave Peters

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October 6, 2011 3:40 AM

St. Paul property taxes go down (for a few) and up (for many)

Low value homes in St. Paul will see their property taxes drop a little but owners of median value and higher homes could see increases next year of close to 10 percent.

by Dave Peters

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October 5, 2011 12:00 AM

‘We’ve just built more than we can maintain’

Planner, engineer and writer Chuck Marohn issues a call for local governments to realize their growth is unsustainable and they need to find a new way to think about the future.

by Dave Peters

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October 3, 2011 6:49 AM

WEIGH IN ON WATER: Does local matter?

MPR News’ Ground Level asked seven Minnesotans to tell us why local issues matter when it comes to the complex topic of water pollution.

by Dave Peters

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September 29, 2011 8:21 PM

A conversation: Farming and pollution

What is the role of farming practices in protecting the quality of Minnesota’s water? What is the best way to approach agriculture and farmers to make things better? Join a conversation on where to go next.

by Michael Olson

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September 28, 2011 7:35 AM

Farming and pollution: join a conversation Friday noon

MPR’s Ground Level continues the conversation on farming and water pollution. Add your voice.

by Dave Peters

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September 28, 2011 3:30 AM

Bemidji and Minnesota’s local food map

Harmony Co-op in Bemidji is building an incubator kitchen to help local food producers and entrepreneurs expand into processed food.

by Dave Peters

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September 27, 2011 6:20 AM

X = what? Cities grope for way to describe new property tax law

Cities struggle to explain to taxpayers how the new state Homestead Market Value Exclusion will impact individual property tax rates.

by Jennifer Vogel

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