SALES TAX
Legislative notebook: House OKs matching Minnesota taxes with federal
By Don Davis Income tax returns Minnesotans file this spring will conform to new federal laws if state senators follow the Houses Monday action. The House voted 127-0 to change state law to match ...
Posted on 2/11/13 at 6:08 PM
Can City of Bemidji Afford to be a City As a Park? Part 1: Running out of Money for Library/Paul Bunyan Lakefront Park
As a theme, everyone goes “ahhha” when they hear about the City of Bemidji’s theme to be a “City as a Park”. Years ago with $10 million dollars dedicated for parks and t...
Posted on 6/12/10 at 2:02 AM
Today's Show Wednesday 3/31
Today on The Christopher Gabriel Program: The Flood Diversion, everyone wants it, no one wants to pay for it. We'll talk about the Fargo and Cass County Sales Tax proposals; Women's Rights groups want...
Posted on 3/31/10 at 2:53 AM
eBay executive responds to Internet sales tax story
Looks like my story today on Internet sales taxes has been widely read. This just came to our e-mail inbox and will soon appear in our Letters to the Editor section: To the editor, South Dakota lawma...
Posted on 1/29/10 at 11:33 AM
Here comes a new sales tax
Grand Forks City Council member Doug Christensen is a brave one. To suggest a new city sales tax at a time when taxpayers seem to be in such a restive mood, a politician has to be either brave or craz...
Posted on 1/30/08 at 4:34 PM
Rural residents will not forget 
Amazing, the latest revision of the sales tax issue for selling the sales tax debacle, to the rural residents of Cass County.
By Vern Kepler , February 06, 2011
Piepkorn objects to buyout funding 
A Fargo city commissioner who opposed a countywide sales tax approved by voters in November now objects to talk of Cass County using some of the tax revenues for home buyouts.
By Heidi Shaffer , January 28, 2011
North Dakota sales tax 'holiday' proposed on clothing 
BISMARCK — A Minot lawmaker says North Dakotans should be able to buy clothing for three days in August without paying sales tax.
By Associated Press , January 14, 2011
Cass County approves first reading of tax 
Cass County commissioners took the first step Monday to implement the new half-cent sales tax to pay for flood protection.
November 16, 2010
Fargo sales tax will be highest to date 
By Heidi Shaffer , November 07, 2010
UPDATED: Flood sales tax passes with widespread support in Cass 
Cass County will begin collecting money April 1 for a proposed Red River diversion and other flood projection projects after county voters resoundingly approved a half-cent sales tax on Tuesday.
By Mike Nowatzki , November 02, 2010
Flood protection: Last of four sales tax meetings most well-attended
Cass residents express diversion frustrationsCass County resident Charlene Nelson walked away from the last of four public information meetings feeling not much more informed than when she came.
By Wendy Reuer , October 26, 2010
Group pushes for sales tax ‘yes’ vote
Counters No Blind Tax Committee’s call to nix half-percent tax in CassSupporters of a Cass County sales tax to help pay for a Red River diversion have started an ad blitz in The Forum, online and on radio stations that will run through the Nov. 2 election.
By Helmut Schmidt , October 24, 2010
Ice arena funding tops Fergus Falls ballot 
‘No’ vote for sales tax could lead to property tax levy
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – Fergus Falls voters will be answering the question of how to pay for an $8.6 million community ice arena on Nov. 2.
By Wendy Reuer , October 24, 2010
Donors so far to coalition’s ‘yes’ campaign 
More than $40,000 in donations has been received by the Coalition for Cass County Flood Protection to fund an ad campaign to encourage voters to back a county-wide half-percent sales tax to pay for flood protection projects.
By Helmut Schmidt , October 24, 2010
Diversion sales tax meeting held in West Fargo 
One West Fargo resident says he isn’t totally against a half-cent sales tax in Cass County. He simply wanted to know why special assessments would not work to help pay for the North Dakota diversion.
By Wendy Reuer , October 22, 2010
Data shows cost of proposed flood sales tax on individual households
Opponents of a Nov. 2 measure to instill a half-cent sales tax for flood mitigation have suggested such a tax will cost consumers more over the life of the tax.By Wendy Reuer , October 20, 2010
Diversion tax gets Chamber endorsement
The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Cass County’s proposed half-cent sales tax to fund a Red River diversion and other flood control projects.By Forum staff reports , October 20, 2010
Cass County Commission chairman clarifies e-mail about half-cent sales tax
By Mike Nowatzki , October 20, 2010
Editorial unfair to former mayor 
The Forum editorial (Tuesday, Oct. 12) impugning Jon Lindgren’s integrity and credibility seemed to be over the top and heavyhanded.
By Greg Danz , October 17, 2010
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