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What’s ‘Your Fair Share?’

By Matt Martin | 05.01.07 | 12:57 pm

Editor’s Note:  Matt Martin writes a column twice monthly on the first and 15th.  This article is cross-posted at MNpublius.

As I wrote in my previous column in this space, I think that the DFL leadership in the…

There’s a Nightmare in My Closet

By Leigh Pomeroy | 04.29.07 | 9:28 am

And it’s called TAXES!
Nightmare in My Closet
One of my kids’ favorite books when they were small was Mercer Mayer‘s…

Happy Tax Day — a Day to Notice What Tax Money Does for You

By Jeff Fecke | 04.16.07 | 10:24 am

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The usual group of surly curmudgeons gathered on the Capitol steps Saturday demanding an end to taxation.  Jason Lewis and the entire listenership of KTLK (charitably estimated by the station itself at 7,000) gathered to demand an…

The State of the State Legislature

By Matt Martin | 04.16.07 | 10:13 am

Editor’s Note: Minnesota Monitor is happy to welcome back Matt Martin of MNpublius, who will be writing twice monthly columns on the first and 15th.  This article is cross-posted at MNpublius

If you’ve opened a newspaper in the…

Down at the Mall: Now Where’s the Receipt I Need?

By Sara Reller | 04.04.07 | 11:43 am

Nobody likes seeing the big property tax assessment.

The IronGate Mall in Hibbing and its 15 tenants’ leases were in question Tuesday at the Minnesota Supreme Court. IronGate Enterprises, the mall’s owners and taxpayers on the property, filed a petition…

Kiffmeyer nixes filing fees opponent wanted eliminated

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.31.06 | 7:48 am

On Tuesday, Secretary of State candidate Mark Ritchie called on his opponent, Republican incumbent Mary Kiffmeyer, to reduce fees he calls “hidden taxes that make it harder for small businesses and non-profits to survive.” Within hours, Kiffmeyer did just…

On Republican fiscal accountability: Pass the buck, please!

By Leigh Pomeroy | 08.28.06 | 4:18 am

“There’s no question that (Gov. Tim) Pawlenty’s ‘no new taxes’ approach is to move many obligations to counties.”