May 01, 2009
Unconvential Wisdom: Lessons from the Tortured History of LGA
From our May-June 2009 edition of Fiscal Focus. Forty years of experience with state aid to cities has provided some important lessons. We detail four of them.
Topics include local property taxation, Minnesota's statewide property tax, aids to local governments and credits. For background understanding on what constitutes sound tax policy, please see our educational primer "Taxing Decisions Matter: A Citizens Guide to Good Tax Policy". To understand why your property tax bill is changing -- and what's responsible, please see our educational primer "Understanding Your Property Tax Changes".