EMS/FFA Day at the Capitol

Minnesota Report Yesterday, the State Capitol saw a descent of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers and Future Farmers of America (FFA) students. The issues in the EMS community are quite significant and the pressures on the system especially in Greater...

C&B 1996: MN Property Tax: Editor’s Page (Shawn Towle)

As we embark on our third foray of Check & Balances I am struck by how political issues have a life of their own and frequently come full circle. The focus of this installment is on the property tax system. In Lead By Example, Duane Benson, Executive Director of...

C&B 1996: MN Property Tax: Thinker’s Corner (John Earl Haynes)

Mr. John Earl Haynes was Governor Wendell Anderson’s Staff Assistant for Tax and School Finance Policy in 1971. He is currently a historian with the Library of Congress. The Minnesota Miracle Of 1971 Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it...