St. Paul, Minn. — A proposed phase-out of Minnesota's business property tax has cleared its first legislative hurdle. READ MORE...

ST. PAUL — A number of years ago, the value of my home went up, and my property taxes went down. This year, my home value is down thousands of dollars but my taxes went up $200. READ MORE...

ST. PAUL — A number of years ago, the value of my home went up, and my property taxes went down. This year, my home value is down thousands of dollars but my taxes went up $200. READ MORE...

Property taxes outside of the Twin Cities are rising faster than for those in the state’s largest metropolitan area. READ MORE...

GLYNDON, Minn. – An attempt to grow the commercial tax base here ended up costing residents. READ MORE...

As the legislative session approaches, a meeting between Dakota County officials and local legislators make clear that tensions still linger over decisions made last year. READ MORE...

Over $400 million in new property taxes have Minnesota property owners reeling. While the range in local property tax increases across the state is wide and deep, a new non-partisan report provides even more evidence as to why property taxes payable in 2012 soared while property values plunged. The data also shows that rural Minnesota property owners were hit much harder than their metropolitan area counterparts. READ MORE...

A $6.5 million effort to streamline Minnesota's entire property tax system is instead delaying property tax bills normally mailed out by now in more than a dozen counties. In theory, nobody's taxes should be affected, and property owners still will have time to meet every deadline. Read more

Anyone close to the latest news on the effects splattering down from changes to the Green Acres tax program, related new programs and the surge in property taxes faced by many rural landowners knows it is just that -- the latest news. Read more

WINONA, Minn. - The clock is ticking for more than 3,000 landowners in Winona, Houston and Fillmore counties enrolled in a state program that lowers property taxes on rural parcels. Read more

Faced with steep declines in tax revenue, an increasing number of states and localities are considering eliminating various tax exemptions for nonprofit groups. Read more

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