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Session Summary Session Summary
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LegislativeScorecard 2013
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REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE
REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVEMARK ANDERSON SARAH
ANDERSON DAVID FITZSIMMONS PAT GAROFALO TOM HACKBARTH ANDREA
KIEFFER JIM NEWBERGERR-LAKE SHORE R-PLYMOUTH R-ALBERTVILLE
R-FARMINGTON R-CEDAR R-WOODBURY R-BECKER
SENATOR SENATOR SENATOR SENATOR SENATORREPRESENTATIVENICK ZERWAS
MICHELLE BENSON DAVID HANN WARREN LIMMER DAVID OSMEK DAVE
THOMPSON
R-MOUNDR-ELK RIVER R-HAM LAKE R-EDEN PRAIRIE R-MAPLE GROVE
R-LAKEVILLE31 48 34 33 58
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30-A
44-A 30-B 58-B 31-B 53-B 15-B
recognition of ch of state government.are also signers of our
TAXPAYERS PROTECTION PLEDGE and are our 2013 BEST FRIENDS of the
TAXPAYER; recognized for making and keeping their promise to the
taxpayers of Minnesota.
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2013 Session Summary2013 Session Summary
The Taxpayers League has produced scorecards since 1997. As a
result, we have collected the voting recordsof a number of
legislators who have served many terms and we have observed the
changes that have happened over the years. One legislator stood out
in particular, not only due to her transformation from a relatively
high
the more important because as she gained seniority she has also
played an important role in creating Minnesotas tax policy as Chair
of the Tax Committee of the Minnesota House. Check out her
Taxpayers Leauge record below.
One Legislators Score: from Friend to Foe
The new legislature wasted no time repealing laws that the
Republican Housetax increase. It was touted as targeting the rich
but after scrutiny by the Depart-ment of Revenue was found to touch
Minnesotans from nearly every walk of life. Business to business
taxes, such as a farm equipment repair tax and a warehouse and
storage service tax were deemed so onerous that even the Governor
himself remarked that these taxes, ones his administration
originally proposed, could surely be repealed next session.
Business leaders have called for them to be repealed even sooner,
in a special session, which may occur this Fall.
Local governments also did well this session with the enactment
of laws that allow them to tax their citizens for roads without a
vote (a wheelage tax or a local option sales tax.). Rochester got a
new level of government with the power to tax and bond by members
of an unelected board appointed by the Governor.
project was also promised $455 Million in state aid.
Public sector unions also did very well this sessiontheir
contracts which, had been held up by the previous legislature
as
A bonding bill of $177 million was approved in this non-bonding
year.
Taxp
ayers
Lea
gue S
core 2009: Named Foe of the Taxpayer
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STATE SENATE
RATING
LEGEND: + = Pro-taxpayer vote = anti-taxpayer vote * = did not
vote
(HF=House File / SF=Senate FIle)
DistrictParty Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 201
3
Lif
e %
29 R Anderson, Bruce D. - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 923 DFL
Bakk, Thomas M. - - - - * - - - - - - - - 0 16
31 R Benson, Michelle R. + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 9144 DFL
Bonoff, Terri E. - + - - - - - - + - - - - 15 2315 R Brown, David
M. * + + + + + + * * + + * + 69 7351 DFL Carlson, Jim - - - - - - -
- - - - - - 0 3938 R Chamberlain, Roger C. - + + + + + + + + + + +
+ 92 8559 DFL Champion, Bobby Joe - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 057
DFL Clausen, Greg D. - + - - - - - - - - - - - 8 864 DFL Cohen,
Richard - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 920 DFL Dahle, Kevin L. - - - -
- - - - - - - - - 0 816 R Dahms, Gary H. - + + + - + + + + + - + +
77 7661 DFL Dibble, D. Scott - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1060 DFL
Dziedzic, Kari - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 640 DFL Eaton, Chris A.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 64 DFL Eken, Kent - - - - - - - - - - -
- - 0 0
13 R Fischbach, Michelle L. - + + + + + + - + + + + + 85 7149
DFL Franzen, Melisa - + - - - - - - + - - - - 15 159 R Gazelka,
Paul E. - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 88
41 DFL Goodwin, Barb * - - - - - - - - - - * - 0 356 R Hall, Dan
D. - + + + + + + + + + + + * 85 8248 R Hann, David W. + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + 100 9167 DFL Hawj, Foung - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0
062 DFL Hayden, Jeff - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 636 DFL Hoffman,
John A. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 039 R Housley, Karin - + + + +
+ + - + + + + + 85 858 R Ingebrigtsen, Bill - + + + + + + + + + + +
+ 92 69
24 DFL Jensen, Vicki - - - - - - - - + - - - - 8 837 DFL
Johnson, Alice M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 053 DFL Kent, Susan -
- - - - - - - + - - - - 8 830 R Kiffmeyer, Mary - + + + + + + + + +
+ + + 92 9217 DFL Koenen, Lyle - - - - - - - * - - - - - 0 046 DFL
Latz, Ron - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1334 R Limmer, Warren + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + 100 9111 DFL Lourey, Tony - - - - - - - - - - - -
- 0 766 DFL Marty, John - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1752 DFL
Metzen, James P. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1228 R Miller, Jeremy
R. - + + + - + + - + + + - - 62 6426 R Nelson, Carla J. - + + + - +
- - + + + + - 62 6418 R Newman, Scott J. - + + + + + + + + + + + +
92 8532 R Nienow, Sean R. - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8547 R
Ortman, Julianne E. - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8633 R Osmek,
David J. + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 10065 DFL Pappas, Sandra L.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 614 R Pederson, John C. - + + + - + - -
+ + - - + 54 6135 R Petersen, Branden - + + + + + + + + * + + + 85
8555 R Pratt, Eric R. - + + + + + + * + + + + + 85 857 DFL Reinert,
Roger J. * - - - - - - - - - - * - 0 9
45 DFL Rest, Ann H. - - - - - - + - - - - - * 8 2423 R Rosen,
Julie A. - + + + + + + + + + - + + 85 6110 R Ruud, Carrie - + + + +
+ + + + + + + - 85 85
5 DFL Saxhaug, Tom - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 942 DFL Scalze,
Bev - + - - - - - - - - - - - 8 821 DFL Schmit, Matt - - - - - - -
- - - - - - 0 025 R Senjem, David H. - + + + - + + + - + - + + 69
6619 DFL Sheran, Kathy + - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 754 DFL Sieben,
Katie - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 10
2 DFL Skoe, Rod - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1727 DFL Sparks, Dan
- - - - - - - - - * - - - 0 141 DFL Stumpf, LeRoy A. - - - - - - -
- - - - - - 0 13
58 R Thompson, Dave + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 976 DFL
Tomassoni, David J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 13
63 DFL Torres Ray, Patricia - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 522 R
Weber, Bill - + + + - + + + + + + + + 85 8512 R Westrom, Torrey N.
- + + + + - - + + + + + - 69 6943 DFL Wiger, Charles W. - - - - - -
- - - - - - - 0 2050 DFL Wiklund, Melissa H. - - - - - - - - - - -
- - 0 0
1. MORE MONEY ON THE CREDIT CARDThe first year of a legislative
session is supposed to be a budget year and the second the bonding
year. Instead we get a bonding year and a budget year in 2013. The
taxpayer friendly vote is NO. (HF 1070)
2. CHILD CARE UNIONIZATIONThis bill sets up an election for
childcare providers to organize a union. The problem is that unions
have the ability to do this now but have failed to get enough
support so their friends in the legislature are giving them a push.
We think that they should have agreed with the Star Tribune and
Pioneer Press and voted NO. (HF950/SF 778)
3. SHIFTS AND GIMMICKS IN HEALTH CARE SPENDINGAlthough this has
been billed by some as a cut in spending on heath care this is one
bill where you really do have to follow the money due to the
avalanche of new laws and shifts in HHS spending. The taxpayer
friendly vote is NO. (HF1233/SF 1034)
4. OBAMACARE FOR MINNESOTA: THE HEALTH CARE EXCHANGEThe Health
Care exchange bill is Minnesotas compliance mechanism for the
Federal Affordable Health Care Act. It has been widely criticized
on the policy side but also stands to increase the cost of health
insurance for Minnesotans and their employers. This bill is bad for
Minnesota, we think legislators should have voted NO. (HF 5)
5. ANTI-FREE MARKET DOLLARS FOR COLLEGEThe higher education
funding bill freezes college tuition at all state funded
institutions. Students are insulated from the true cost with a
budget increase of 6%. The pro-taxpayer vote on this bill was NO.
(SF 1236)
6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEANS GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT St. Pauls
loan for the RiverCentre is forgiven. Also $89.9 million for
affordable housing, subsidies on rent and free voicemail for felons
and a grant to a non-profit tenants rights group. The taxpayer
friendly vote is NO. (HF729/SF1057)
7. EDUCATION: SPEND MORE BEFORE YOU PAY BACK WHAT YOU BORROW?
The 2013 K-12 Omnibus spending bill contains a $485 million
increase on top of the FY 14-15 forecasted budget but it doesnt pay
back the school shift,. The taxpayer friendly vote on this bill was
a NO. (HF630/SF453)
8. BIG BUCKS FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS The Legacy spending bill has
made news for ridiculous and wasteful spending ever since the
amendment passed in 2008. Taxpayer friendly vote is NO and this law
should be repealed. (HF1183/ SF1051)
9. TAXAPALOOZA! This years Omnibus Tax bill contained $2.1
billion in tax increases including a cigarette tax as well as a tax
on cigarette retailers, a gift tax, a tax on online businesses, an
increase on rental cars from 6.2% to 9.2%, There are also new
business to business taxes on warehousing and storage services,
electric and farm equipment repair and telecommunications
equipment. On the spending side, it also increases payments made to
cities, towns and counties including $338 million for the city of
Rochesters new public/private partnership with the Mayo Clinic and
a brand new office building for the State Senate. The taxpayer
friendly vote on this bill would have been a NO. (HF677)
10. MORE MONEY FOR STATE WORKER PENSIONSThe 2013 Omnibus Pension
bill includes a $26 Million dollar bailout of the St. Paul and
Duluth Teachers Pensions. In the case of the Duluth Teachers
Pension, it also includes a benefit increase. The taxpayer friendly
vote is NO. (HF489/HF629)
11. THE WHEELS COME OFF IN SPENDING FRENZYLocal tax decisions
are taken out of the hands of voters and put in the hands of county
officials, to enact wheelage and local sales tax for counties
outside the Twin Cities Metro. The Met Council gets an additional
$35.8M in bonding for buses. This bill also has the distinction of
being the largest road and bridge construction bill in state
history. The taxpayer friendly vote is NO. (HF1444/SF1173)
12. LESS TRANSPARENCY, MORE SPENDING , PAY RAISES FOR GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALSThe State Government Finance Omnibus bill contains a
spending increase of $32.33 million with large spending increases
to cover new and more expanded mandates. The Governor gets a pay
increase and Commissioners not only got a pay increase, their
salaries no longer haveto be below the Governors. The pro-taxpayer
vote is NO.(SF1589)
13. ENVIRONMENTALISTS RUN AMOK AT TAXPAYER EXPENSEThe
Environment, Natural Resources, Agriculture Finance and Policy Bill
pitted farmers against environmentalists but in the end, the
bureaucrats only win. New programs were established for studying
bee habitat, more monitoring and regulation including paint
recycling fees that will be passed on to the consumer. Taxpayer
friendly vote is NO. (HF 976/1170)
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HOUSE OF R EPRESENTATIV ES
Dist Party Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2013
Life
35A R Abeler, Jim - + + + - + - + + - + - * 54 5355B R Albright,
Tony - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9262B DFL Allen, Susan - - - - -
- - - - - - - - 0 909A R Anderson, Mark + + + + + + + + + + + + +
100 10044A R Anderson, Sarah + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 8412B R
Anderson, Paul - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 7505B DFL Anzelc, Tom -
- - - - - - - - - - - - 0 152B DFL Atkins, Joe - - - - - - - - - -
- - - 0 732B R Barrett, Bob - + + + + + - + + + + + + 85 7955A R
Beard, Michael - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 7726B R Benson, Mike -
+ + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8844B DFL Benson, John - - - - - - - - -
- - - - 0 1041A DFL Bernardy, Connie - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0
020B DFL Bly, David - - - - - * - - - - - - - 0 319B DFL Brynaert,
Kathy - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 145A DFL Carlson Sr., Lyndon - -
- - - - - - - - - - - 0 1862A DFL Clark, Karen - - - - - - - - - -
- - - 0 1123B R Cornish, Tony - + + + + + + + + - + + + 85 6831A R
Daudt, Kurt - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9128B R Davids, Greg - + +
+ + + - + + - + + + 77 7363A DFL Davnie, Jim - - - - - - - - - - -
- - 0 1238B R Dean, Matt - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8559B DFL
Dehn, Raymond - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 039A R Dettmer, Bob - + +
+ + + + + + + + + + 92 8803A DFL Dill, David - - - - - - - - - - -
- - 0 714B DFL Dorholt, Zachary - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 021B R
Drazkowski, Steve - + + * + + + + + + + + + 85 9149A DFL Erhardt,
Ron - - - - - - - - + - - - - 8 4115A R Erickson, Sondra - + + + +
+ + + + + + + + 92 8502A DFL Erickson, Roger * - - - - - - - - - -
- - 0 001A R Fabian, Dan - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 7617A DFL
Falk, Andrew - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 511B DFL Faust, Tim - + -
- - - - - - - - - + 15 943A DFL Fischer, Peter - - - - - - - - - -
- - - 0 030B R FitzSimmons, David + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100
10008B R Franson, Mary - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8845B DFL
Freiberg, Mike - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 024B DFL Fritz, Patti -
- - - - - - - - - - - - 0 858B R Garofalo, Pat + + + + + + + + + +
+ + + 100 7502B R Green, Steve - + + + + * + + + + + + + 85 8518B R
Gruenhagen, Glenn - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9123A R Gunther, Bob
- + + + * - + + + - - + + 62 6731B R Hackbarth, Tom + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + 100 8051B DFL Halverson, Laurie - - - + - - - - + - - - -
15 1522B R Hamilton, Rod - + + + - + + + + - - + + 69 6652A DFL
Hansen, Rick - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1066A DFL Hausman, Alice *
- - - - - - - - - - * - 0 1133A R Hertaus, Jerry - + + + + + + + +
+ + + + 92 9240B DFL Hilstrom, Debra - - - - - - - - - - * - - 0
1258A R Holberg, Mary Liz - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8847B R
Hoppe, Joe - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8261A DFL Hornstein, Frank
- - - - - - - - - * - - * 0 1036B DFL Hortman, Melissa - - - - - -
- - - - - - - 0 813A R Howe, Jeff - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92
9207A DFL Huntley, Thomas - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1142B DFL
Isaacson, Jason - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 032A R Johnson, Brian -
+ + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9219A DFL Johnson, Clark - - - - - - - -
- - - - - 0 067B DFL Johnson, Sheldon - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0
1160B DFL Kahn, Phyllis - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1121A R Kelly,
Tim - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 7853B R Kieffer, Andrea + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + 100 9101B R Kiel, Debra - + + + + + + + + + + + +
92 7309B R Kresha, Ron - + + + + + + + + + * + + 85 8541B DFL
Laine, Carolyn - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 347A R Leidiger, Ernie -
+ + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9150B DFL Lenczewski, Ann - - - - - - -
- - - - - - 0 35
Dist Party Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2013
Lif
e
66B DFL Lesch, John - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1126A DFL
Liebling, Tina + + - - - - - - - - - - - 15 1704A DFL Lien, Ben - -
- - - - - - - - - - - 0 043B DFL Lillie, Leon - - - - - - - - - - -
- - 0 660A DFL Loeffler, Diane - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1039B R
Lohmer, Kathy - + + + + + + + + + * + + 85 8848B R Loon, Jenifer -
+ + + + + + + + + + + + 92 7957A R Mack, Tara - + + + + + + + + + +
+ + 92 8367A DFL Mahoney, Tim + - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 1365B DFL
Mariani, Carlos * - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 804B DFL Marquart, Paul
- - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 2351A DFL Masin, Sandra - - - - - - - -
- - - - - 0 729A R McDonald, Joe - + + + + + + + + * + + * 77 7912A
DFL McNamar, Jay - + - - - - - - - - - - - 8 854B R McNamara, Denny
- + + + + + + + + - + + + 85 6606A DFL Melin, Carly - - - - - - - -
- - - - - 0 006B DFL Metsa, Jason - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 065A
DFL Moran, Rena - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 356B DFL Morgan, Will -
- - - - - - - - - - - - 0 659A DFL Mullery, Joe - - - - - - - - - -
- - - 0 1603B DFL Murphy, Mary - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1264A
DFL Murphy, Erin - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 156A R Myhra, Pam - +
+ + + + + + + * + + + 85 8240A DFL Nelson, Michael V. - - - - - - -
- - - - - - 0 915B R Newberger, Jim + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100
10037A DFL Newton, Jerry - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 208A R Nornes,
Bud - + + + - + + + + + + + + 85 7025B DFL Norton, Kim - + - - - -
- - - - - - - 8 1613B R O'Driscoll, Tim - + + + + + + - + + + + +
85 7329B R O'Neill, Marion - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9264B DFL
Paymar, Michael - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1528A DFL Pelowski Jr.,
Gene - + - - - - - - - - - - - 8 2434A R Peppin, Joyce - + + + + +
+ + + + * + + 85 9205A DFL Persell, John - - - - - - - - - - - - -
0 024A R Petersburg, John - + + + + + + + + + - + + 85 8527B DFL
Poppe, Jeanne - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 833B R Pugh, Cindy - + +
+ + + + + + + + + + 92 9225A R Quam, Duane - + + + + + + + + + + +
+ 92 9410B DFL Radinovich, Joe - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 049B DFL
Rosenthal, Paul - - - - - - - - + - - - - 8 1438A R Runbeck, Linda
- + + + + + + - + + + + + 85 9137B R Sanders, Tim - + + + + + + + +
+ + + + 92 8327A DFL Savick, Shannon - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0
017B DFL Sawatzky, Mary - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 054A DFL
Schoen, Dan - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 022A R Schomacker, Joe - +
+ + + + + + + + + + + 92 7635B R Scott, Peggy - + + + * + + + + + +
+ + 85 9248A DFL Selcer, Yvonne - - - - - - - - + - - - - 8 846B
DFL Simon, Steve - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 707B DFL Simonson,
Erik - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 050A DFL Slocum, Linda - - - - - -
- - - - - - - 0 311A DFL Sundin, Mike - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0
016A R Swedzinski, Chris - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 7914A R
Theis, Tama - + + + + + + - + + + + + 85 8561B DFL Thissen, Paul -
- - - - - - - - - - - - 0 916B R Torkelson, Paul - + + + + + + + +
+ - + + 85 7636A R Uglem, Mark - + + + + + - + + + - + + 77 7718A R
Urdahl, Dean - + + + + + - + + + + + + 85 6563B DFL Wagenius, Jean
- - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 910A DFL Ward, John - - - - - - - - - -
- - - 0 053A DFL Ward, JoAnn - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 057B R
Wills, Anna - + + + + + + - + + + + + 85 8546A DFL Winkler, Ryan -
- - - - - - - - - - - - 0 620A R Woodard, Kelby - + + + + + + + + +
+ + + 92 8242A DFL Yarusso, Barb - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 034B R
Zellers, Kurt - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8830A R Zerwas, Nick + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + 100 100
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The State Budget in three easy piecesThe State Budget in three
easy pieces
What is the Taxpayer Protection Pledge? Hard working Minnesotans
already pay enough in state and local taxes. Our budget
problemsTaxpayers Protection Pledge is simple. It merely states
that the candidate will oppose placing any additional tax burden on
Minnesotans to operate the neccessary function of state
governmentBefore you support or vote for any candidate check to see
if they have signed the Pledge at: www.taxpayersleague.org.
All Funds Budget for FY 2012/13:
$61.6 Billion
GeneralFund54%
FederalFunds26%
Other Funds20%
Property Tax Credits
and Aid to Local Government
37%
Public Safety24%
HigherEd
19%
StateGovernment
11%
E-12 Ed46%
HHS31%
Other23%
General Fund Spending FY 2012/13:$33.3 Billion Environment
Energy and Nat. Resources
4%
Other4%
Non-HHS and E-12 General Fund Spending
$7.5 Billion
and the Governor must sign a balanced budget. But what is this
budget? Its not all of the states
and money from other sources. In the General Fund, money is
mainly in two areas Health and Human Services, and Education. All
other state spending, like aid to local government and state
government administration is a smaller portion of the General
Fund.
Taxpayers League of Minnesota 1402 Concordia Avenue Saint Paul,
Mn 55104
Actual Spending for the biennium 12/13
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Harold has been a dedicated taxpayer advocate and committed
freedom fighter for Minnesota, founding the Minnesota Watch-dog in
2005 and serving as the Taxpayers League Chairman of the Board. He
steadfastly supports our efforts to slow the growth of government
and fight for economic freedom. Were delighted to be able to call
him a friend of the taxpayer!
Harold HamiltonChairman of the Board
Taxpayers League of Minnesota
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Dear Friends,2013 was a challenging year for those of us in
Minnesota who believe in
the regulatory burden on job creators. In addition, businesses
looking .
But we have an opportunity ahead to make our voices heard. Next
year will be an important year in Minnesota politics and people
need to follow whats going on at the state level, not just the
federal level. Taxpayers Leagues 2013 Legislative Scorecard will be
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mined to educate voters on legislators voting record on taxes
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