The Minnesota tax bill passed earlier this month by the Legislature looks to provide a number of breaks for local businesses and people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, while also clearing the way for a large-scale wood products project in Cohasset.
It didnât cut the muster for the entire Iron Range Delegation, however.
The bill would produce $49.1 billion in revenue in the 2022-23 biennium that started July 1 and provide $4.2 billion in refunds, aids and credits, including $761 million in new tax cuts and credits, and no tax increases previously proposed by Democrats.
Among those include bringing the state tax law into conformity with the federal government on forgiving Paycheck Protection Program loans and unemployment benefits up to $10,200.
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Now that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has officially terminated a mineral lease agreement with Mesabi Metallics in Nashwauk, what happens next for the project is at the forefront
St. Louis County Board joins pro-mining chorus with resolution supporting copper-nickel projects
The move Tuesday came after Iron Range lawmakers urged the establishment of a working relationship with members of President Joe Biden s cabinet. 9:09 am, Feb. 3, 2021 ×
PolyMet is reusing and reclaiming the former LTV Steel Mining site near Hoyt Lakes. (Photo courtesy of PolyMet Mining)
Fears that the state and federal governments may disrupt progress toward copper-nickel mining in Northeastern Minnesota are causing the area s elected officials to react.
Members of the Legislature’s Iron Range Delegation wrote a letter last week to President Joe Biden’s secretaries-designate of the Interior and Agriculture asking them to work closely with the state legislators.
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Iron Range Delegation reaches out to Biden administration Posted
Marshall Helmberger
REGIONAL Members of the Iron Range Delegation are reaching out to incoming Biden administration Cabinet nominees in hopes of having influence over decisions that could impact the northeastern Minnesota economy.
In a letter sent last week to U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland, Biden’s pick for Interior Secretary, and Tom Vilsack, who has been tapped as Agriculture Secretary, Iron Range legislators are seeking to have input over natural resource decisions, particularly any mining or mineral exploration decisions that could impact the region. As Agriculture Secretary, Vilsack will oversee the U.S. Forest Service, which manages millions of acres of surface lands in parts of the region and has veto authority for mining projects on the Superior National Forest. As Interior Sec