House passes tax bill

04/27/2007

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By Brian Bakst,
Associated Press
April 27, 2007

With the Legislature's 2007 session about three weeks from its required end, the House on Friday muscled through a bill that would raise income taxes on the affluent to ease property taxes for most Minnesota homeowners.

The action, which came on a 74-59 vote, means the House and Senate have passed all of their mega-budget bills.

Although several Democrats joined all Republicans in opposition, DFL leaders defended the trade-off.

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