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Minnesota land tops out at $4,500 an acre

After spending months on the sidelines, investors are starting to return to the nation's agriculture land as a home for their investment dollars, according to an employee-owned agricultural real estate...

news / agriculture / farm Fri, Jun 19, 2009 - 9:51am

Appeal likely on valuation of Appleton prison

BENSON -- A $20 million difference of opinion in the market value of a privately owned prison in Appleton could end up in court. The Swift County assessor set the...

news Fri, Jun 19, 2009 - 9:49am

The Shell Prairie Fairgrounds rents out the building in the background to an insurance company and a marine company to earn operating revenue. Now those renters have been presented with hefty tax bills. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

Fairgrounds renters get high tax bills

When Charlie Kellner got his tax bill for 2008, his blood pressure skyrocketed. Included was an additional $5,200 for his winter storage. The operator of Charlie's Boats & Marine has...

government Mon, Jun 15, 2009 - 5:31am

The Minnesota House meets in a rare Saturday session to debate transportation and tax issues. The Legislature has three weeks left to plug a $4.6 billion deficit in the next two-year budget.

Biggest controversy? Minnesota taxes

ST. PAUL - What to do about taxes is the most controversial of many controversial money issues in the Minnesota Legislature. Among the hottest issues is how tax proposals affect...

news Sun, Apr 26, 2009 - 6:47pm

Rep. Torrey Westrom, R-Elbow Lake, listens to Minnesota House debate Friday on an economic development spending package.

Senate OKs $2.2 billion income tax increase

ST. PAUL - Senators opted to raise nearly every Minnesotan's income tax as a way to help fill a massive budget state budget deficit. The bill that passed 35-31 Friday...

news Fri, Apr 24, 2009 - 11:02pm

Senate plan would raise all income taxes

ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Senate will consider raising all state income taxes, with married couples earning more than $250,000 annually being taxed at a new, higher 9.25 percent rate...

news Tue, Apr 21, 2009 - 9:27am

Lobbyists fight for copies of a bill being introduced in the House Taxes Committee Monday. The bill would reform and raise some taxes. Photo by Don Davis, St. Paul Capitol Bureau.

Higher taxes on rich part of House plan

By Don Davis St. Paul Capitol Bureau ST. PAUL - Minnesota House Democrats propose increasing taxes on rich Minnesotans, smokers, drinkers, businesses that recently moved to Minnesota and youths downloading...

Tue, Apr 21, 2009 - 9:04am

Rep. Paul Marquart of Dilworth Monday explains property tax provisions in a House taxes bill. On the left is Rep. Lyle Koenen of Clara City.

Higher taxes on rich part of House plan

ST. PAUL - Minnesotans earning more than $300,000 a year would pay a higher income tax and the Job Opportunity Building Zones program would be partially dismantled under a House...

news Mon, Apr 20, 2009 - 11:56am

Mahnomen County will not appeal federal ruling

MAHNOMEN, Minn. - Mahnomen County will not appeal a federal court ruling affirming the Shooting Star Casino's placement into trust status, which exempts the facility owned by the White Earth...

news Wed, Apr 15, 2009 - 12:11pm

Buzz Anderson of the Minnesota Retailers Association tells a House committee Tuesday that businesses do not like a proposal to give counties permission to raise sales taxes. Looking on is Steve Peterson, representing the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities.

Property tax plan earns mixed response

ST. PAUL - Cities can accept a large property tax reform bill, counties don't know what to think about it and non-profit organizations love it. And its chief author is...

news Tue, Mar 31, 2009 - 11:05pm

Rep. Paul Marquart of Dilworth on Monday announces a proposal to allow counties to collect a sales tax instead of raising property taxes.

Property tax chairman: Let counties raise sales, not property, tax

ST. PAUL - Minnesota counties should be able to raise the sales tax instead of property taxes to make up for state aid cuts, the two state House tax chairmen...

news Mon, Mar 23, 2009 - 11:50pm

Rep. Paul Marquart of Dilworth explains his proposal to provide tax breaks to some cabin owners. Looking on is Jeff Forester, who represents cabin owners.

Cabin owners seek tax break

news Thu, Mar 12, 2009 - 8:30am