Mid-Week Reads: Corporate Welfare and Sleep-Deprived Workers

by | Apr 27, 2016

Every week, North Star will take some time out of our schedules to bring you our favorite reads from the past week. Jeff Van Wychen The Real Welfare Cheats According to a new Oxfam report, governments around the world lose $100 billion every year because multinational...

State Property Tax: A Good Deal for Businesses

by | Mar 23, 2016

Since 2002, property taxes on Minnesota businesses have been growing less rapidly than taxes on most other classes of property. As with all things pertaining to the property tax system, the explanation for this trend is varied and complicated. However, the state...

Majority of Business Tax Break Leaves Minnesota

by | Mar 14, 2016

The elimination of state business property tax is projected to reduce state revenue by nearly $1.9 billion by the time it is fully phased-in. However, the amount of net tax relief received by Minnesotans will only be about $0.9 billion. What happened to the missing...

Metro Area Gets Most from State Business Tax Repeal

by | Mar 9, 2016

Proponents of the elimination of the state business property tax have touted the tax relief that will flow to greater Minnesota businesses. However, the vast majority of the relief will flow to the seven-county metropolitan area, with over a third going to Hennepin...