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Property Taxes Up, Home Values Down For Some
By James Schugel, WCCO-TV ST. PAUL (WCCO) — Homeowners might have had a little “sticker shock” when they opened up their tax bill for next year. The value of some homes might have gone down or just...
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Mpls. Proposes Cuts To Stop Property Taxes From Rising
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and two city council members are proposing deeper budget cuts to keep people’s taxes from climbing even higher. The proposal is to cut another $6.1...
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Tensions High As Mpls. Approves 2011 Budget
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Despite the cold temperatures, tensions were hot at a property tax meeting Monday night in Minneapolis. After a long, heated meeting, the Minneapolis City Council voted to approve...
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Minn. Senate Tax Bill Has Tax Breaks For Business
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The simmering debate at Minnesota’s Capitol over the balance between providing government services and encouraging economic growth flared in the Senate on Tuesday, as...
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St. Paul Mayor: Aid Cuts Means Higher Property Taxes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman said cuts in state aid will lead to higher property taxes in his city. On Monday, he said he’s calling for a 6 1/2 percent hike in his new budget....
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Dem Lawmakers Want To Bring Back Minn. Tax Credit
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two Democratic state lawmakers say the elimination of a homestead tax credit as part of Minnesota’s deficit fix will hurt property tax payers. Reps. Ann Lenczewski and Paul...
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Report: Expect Higher Property Taxes Next Year
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Everyone can expect to pay more in property taxes next year, according to a new report by the non-profit think tank Minnesota 2020. The report finds the average homeowner will see...
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Voting Today Could Impact Schools, Your Taxes
BLAINE, Minn. (WCCO) – Voters heading to the polls Tuesday will be making decisions about their local schools and their own taxes. On this year’s Election Day, there are many school districts around...
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Reality Check: Behind The Price Hike Of Property Taxes
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Got your property tax bill yet? Get ready for some sticker shock. Many people will be surprised when they see just how much they’ll have to shell out. Here’s why: It used to be...
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Minn. House Passes GOP Business Tax Elimination
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House on Wednesday passed a Republican-sponsored bill to reduce and ultimately eliminate state property taxes on businesses, but Democrats criticized the measure...
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Reality Check: North Dakota’s Property Tax Vote
ST. PAUL (WCCO) – Voters in North Dakota get a chance Tuesday to do something no state has ever done before: Not just lower property taxes, but abolish them. It’s a bold move, but critics say it will...
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North Dakota Voters Keep Property Taxes
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Voters in North Dakota have decided not to get rid of property taxes, despite all the money coming in from the oil boom to boost their local economy. In a Tuesday primary, 77...
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Opinion: Mitt Romney’s Tax Problem
It turns out that W. Mitt Romney has more in common than the average American homeowner than we though. Not only is he unemployed, as he describes his employment plight to voters. It turns out he took...
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Reality Check: The Truth About Property Taxes
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Special interest groups can spend the money to say almost whatever they want in a campaign commercial. And that’s what the liberal-leaning Alliance for a Better Minnesota does....
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Top Minn. Senator Presses Education Levy Buyoff
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A top Minnesota Senate Democrat is out with his plan to chop property taxes by $150 million by having the state assume some school costs now picked up on the local level. The...
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Some Minn. Businesses Get Extra Time To Pay Taxes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The late-arriving spring weather has given some Minnesota resorts and other seasonal businesses more breathing room on their property taxes. The Minnesota Department of Revenue...
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Minn. Lawmakers Hope Property Tax Help Will Stick
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota lawmakers went out of their way to put a dent in property taxes by heaping hundreds of millions of new dollars into state allowances to schools and local governments....
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1st Time In A Decade, Property Taxes May Be Going Down
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Here’s something you don’t hear every day — some of your taxes may be going down. Gov. Mark Dayton said Tuesday Minnesota property taxes are going down for the first time in a...
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Preliminary Data Show Rise In Minn. Tax Levies
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Preliminary figures released Tuesday by the Minnesota Department of Revenue show cities, counties and school districts could reap an additional $152 million next year from...
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State’s Property Taxes Mostly Static After Refunds
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota property taxes owed this year are mostly static once refunds and credits are factored in, state officials said Friday, despite their earlier prediction that those taxes...
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