Among the myriad spending hikes passed in the 2013 legislative session was a huge boost to Local Government Aid (LGA). LGA is the redistributive aid program that transfers state tax dollars to cities, an arrangement that proponents dubiously claim "buys down" local property taxes. In reality, LGA does no such thing, as MinnPost recently noted: "Historically, over the last four decades, property …
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Among the variety of current job postings at the University of Minnesota is one that got our attention: The University is hiring a "full-time labor educator". While the title may seem relatively innocuous, the job description is not. Among other things, the new labor educator will "collaborate with labor organizations to develop and implement courses, workshops, and other programs." If the job …
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According to the Freedom Foundation of Minnesota’s updated review of recent county board actions, at least 40 counties will impose wheelage taxes in 2014, with total annual projected revenue of approximately $30.9 million. Today is the deadline for county boards to take action if they want to impose the tax in 2014. The wheelage tax is tacked on to annual license tab renewals. The new …
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