To tax, or not to tax? The debate on local sales taxes
Last week I noted that, because of the “The ideological divide between the two main parties in the state legislature… we actually see some rather profound debates up at the…
Last week I noted that, because of the “The ideological divide between the two main parties in the state legislature… we actually see some rather profound debates up at the…
The DFL is proposing yet another tax hike. HF 3566 would, MPR News reports: …update Minnesota’s current electronics waste law, which was passed back in 2007 — the year the…
Two weeks ago I wrote about a proposal from some DFL legislators in St. Paul to hike Minnesota’s state sales tax, with the revenue dedicated to housing programs. Now, the…
Last year, Minnesota’s legislature blew through an $18 billion budget surplus and hiked taxes and fees by another $10 billion for good measure. You might think that would sate the…
Last week, KSTP released the results of its KSTP-TV/SurveyUSA poll conducted in late January. In the area of fiscal policy, its main findings relating to the last session were: Source: KSTP-TV/SurveyUSA So,…
Tomorrow, voters in a number of Minnesota localities will go to the polls to decide whether or not their locality can impose or increase its sales tax. Is this a…
In the last session, Minnesota’s legislature voted to raise taxes on Minnesotans by more than $9 billion over the next four years. But the legislators at the capitol aren’t the…
You’ve probably noticed that you pay a 6.875 percent sales tax on the electricity you use in your household unless that electricity is for heating your home. This means that…