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Metro communities chart their tax plans

County officials have calculated potential property tax bills for homes of median value in more than 80 metro-area communities (with at least 5,000 residents). For each community, the figures reflect property-value changes determined by assessors earlier this year, as well as the proposed maximum tax levies set by local governments in September. Separate calculations were made for cities whose boundaries include more than one school district. The figures do not include local tax increases approved by voters in November, or levy reductions proposed since September.

By Dave Braunger Star Tribune

December 8, 2013 — 5:35pm

David Braunger joined the Minnesota StarTribune.com in 1997 after a brief stint as an intern in the newsgraphics department. He has a degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

braundm@startribune.com 612-673-7950

Five Minnesota political figures to watch after the 2024 election

These Minnesotans are poised to play prominent roles in state and national politics in the coming years.

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A dog takes a walk through downtown Cloquet on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.

This Minnesota county voted blue for nearly 100 years — until Trump. Can Democrats win it back?

Carlton County, just southwest of Duluth, hadn't voted for a Republican presidential candidate since Herbert Hoover in 1928. Trump snapped that nearly centurylong streak earlier this month.

November 8

House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, and other GOP legislators talk about how the House might manage an evenly divided chamber on Wednesd

How Minnesota House Republicans ended the DFL's state government trifecta

Republicans across the country benefited from favorable tailwinds as President-elect Donald Trump resoundingly defeated Democrat Kamala Harris. But that wasn't the whole story in Minnesota.

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November 6

Boundary Waters advocacy groups say they are concerned that a proposed platform for the next Republican president would have devastating environmental

Project 2025 platform proposal aims to allow mining in Boundary Waters watershed

The proposal suggests removing the 20-year protection on the Superior National Forest that President Joe Biden's administration had ordered in 2023.

November 6

Ann Johnson Stewart embraces a supporter at her election party in Minnetonka, Minn., on Tuesday.

Ann Johnson Stewart wins special election, giving DFL control of Minnesota Senate

Western Twin Cities suburban candidates Johnson Stewart and Republican Kathleen Fowke were the only Senate candidates on the ballot.