City, county, and township levies are up $67 million this year. School district levies increased by $40 million. And other levies are up $18 million. It all adds up to a $125 property tax increase in 2014, and the highest property tax levy in state history. Governor Dayton and his Revenue Department claim that property taxes are actually down $8 million when state credits and refunds are factored …
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