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Article: Dispute over increasing property taxes has a familiar ring; A DFL leader's claim that the governor and GOP legislators are to blame rekindled an old debate over state fiscal policy that dates back more than 30 years and may frame 2006 statewide elections.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- October 13, 2005
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Byline: Conrad deFiebre; Staff Writer
If you are dreading the pinch of sharply higher property taxes next year - as nearly every Minnesota homeowner is - blame it on Gov. Tim Pawlenty and his fellow Republicans in the Legislature, the DFL House minority leader said Wednesday.
"Over the past three years, property taxes in Minnesota have increased over $1 billion," said Rep. Matt Entenza, DFL-St. Paul, citing figures from a House nonpartisan fiscal analysis. "That number could soar to $1.26 billion by next spring. The increases again give lie to the governor's claim that he hasn't raised taxes. The truth is these property tax hikes are a direct result of Republican ...