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Minnesota consumers, businesses deal with surprise of fast-rising prices

House DFL takes testimony on gas tax, vehicle sales tax increases

Created: April 07, 2021 06:04 PM The Minnesota House DFL majority is trying to pass the biggest transportation funding bill since 2008, the last time the legislature approved a gas tax increase. The 2008 bill created $7 billion in new funding for transportation. The 2021 bill would raise about $1.5 billion over four years. Republicans were upset the bill and tax increases were introduced so late in the session without public hearings. It s unconscionable, said Rep. Paul Torkelson, R-Hanska, during a virtual hearing of the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee. This is not the way the legislature is supposed to work. We re supposed to bring these bills forward to committee, analyze them, take testimony.

Minnesota moves ahead with clean car rules

Minnesota officials are moving forward with “clean cars” standards, a plan intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase electric vehicle options for consumers, while also getting the state back on track toward meeting its climate change goals. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on Friday announced that it plans to formally publish a draft rule on Monday that it had first proposed 15 months ago. If a state administrative law judge approves the plan early next year, the new standards would go into effect in early 2024, and would apply to model year 2025 vehicles. Calling climate change an “existential threat” to Minnesota and a top priority of Gov. Tim Walz’s administration, MPCA Commissioner Laura Bishop said “the size and scope of the climate crisis requires bold action from state government.”

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