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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

House DFL property tax relief proposal

One of the lead tax experts in the Minnesota House is proposing legislation that would allow counties to raise their local sales tax to offset any cuts in state aid. DFL Representative Paul Marquart said his plan would allow counties the option of raising their local option sales tax by one half of one percent…
by Tom Scheck

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Pawlenty heads to Red River Valley to view flood prep

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is on his way to Moorhead to view flood preparations in the Red River Valley. Pawlenty will travel with Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Kris Eide, as well as Major Gen. Larry Shellito of the Minnesota National Guard. An afternoon briefing is scheduled with local emergency management officials at the…
by Tim Pugmire

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Fox9: Hugoson is a traveling man

Fox9 has an interesting story that details Ag Commissioner Gene Hugoson’s travel and also highlights that he accepts ag subsidies. What do you think?
by Tom Scheck

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The Daily Digest: 3-23-09

Moorhead city officials are asking for more help with flood preparations. Gov. Pawlenty also declared a state of emergency for the area. The lead on property tax issues in the Minnesota House will release a plane to keep property taxes in check. The Mankato Free Press says the taxes are a big issue. Meanwhile, we…
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Sunday shows…

KSTP’s At Issue is featuring DFL Rep. Keith Ellison. They’ll focus on Ellison’s recent trip to Gaza and the bailout bill. There will be a political panel featuring Sara Janecek, Blois Olson and David Strom. WCCO’s Sunday Morning will feature Cathy Wurzer’s new documentary on Highway 62 and Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman will talk…
by Tom Scheck

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Pawlenty blasts DFLers for not specifying tax increases

Governor Pawlenty is criticizing Democrats in both the House and Senate for not saying which taxes they plan on increasing to balance the budget. Pawlenty’s criticism comes one day after House DFLers released a plan that relies on a $1.5 billion unspecified tax increase to balance the budget. Senate DFLers are relying on $2 billion…
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The Daily Digest: 3-20-09

Minnesota’s jobless rate continues to climb. The February numbers show an 8.1 percent unemployment rate. The House DFL proposes a budget that raises taxes, cuts spending and uses one-time money to balance the budget. MPR, the Star Tribune, AP, MinnPost and the Pi Press have stories. Minneota considers cutting its entire police force to save…
by Tom Scheck

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House DFL budget plan

Here’s the audio from the news conference: I’m told their sending the budget documents over soon. I’ll post when I get them. Here are the documents: Budget Docs
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House DFL budget raises taxes by $1.5 billion

State House DFL leaders released the outline of a budget plan today that cuts spending by $843 million, uses federal stimulus money, includes a $1.7 billion accounting shift in the K-12 education budget, and raises as yet unspecified taxes by $1.5 billion. Unlike the Senate DFL plan it does not feature across the board spending…
by Mike Mulcahy

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MN vote on AIG bonus bill splits along party lines

The U.S. House vote on the bill to collect big taxes on bonuses paid by AIG and other firms bailed out by taxpayers was 328-93. Minnesota’s delegation voted 5 in favor and 3 against. All the state’s Democrats were for the bill and all the Republicans voted no. Overall, 243 Democrats and 85 Republicans voted…
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