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District 518 discusses tax abatement plan

WORTHINGTON — District 518 Superintendent John Landgaard informed the board of education that Worthington School District 518 will not have future cooperative sponsorship agreements with Iowa for extra curricular activities.

October 18, 2011

City, county and school board discuss possible tax program

WORTHINGTON — City council members met with Nobles County Commissioners and District 518 board members Tuesday to discuss the proposition of a tax abatement program for new construction on houses above $200,000 in market value.

September 20, 2011

Wisconsin pays Minnesota its tax debt

HUDSON, Wis. — Wisconsin has paid off a nearly $60 million debt to Minnesota, opening the door for a new agreement allowing residents of one state who work in the other to just file one state income tax form.

By Judy Wiff , July 13, 2011

Some fear tax bill

ST. PAUL — Democratic lawmakers fear a bill the House passed Monday night is the beginning of the end of state aid sent to local governments.

By Don Davis , March 28, 2011

House GOP proposes tax, LGA cuts

ST. PAUL — Minnesota income taxes would fall $300 million in the next two years under a House Republican plan, while state payments to local governments drop significantly.

By Don Davis , March 14, 2011

Minnesota, Wisconsin governors seek tax solution

ST. PAUL — Minnesota and Wisconsin governors are trying to fix a tax controversy they inherited upon taking office last week.

By Don Davis , January 14, 2011

Worthington to increase levy by 3.2 percent

WORTHINGTON — The city of Worthington will increase its levy by 3.2 percent and collect $2,757,307 in property taxes next year, the Worthington City Council decided this week.

December 15, 2010

Nobles County hosts Truth in Taxation hearing

Process for developing 2011 budget is recapped
WORTHINGTON — Nobles County commissioners presented their annual Truth in Taxation public hearing Tuesday night in Worthington, but aside from about half a dozen department heads, there were no members of the public present. The hearing lasted 25 minutes and included a recap of the county’s process for developing its 2011 budget. Final adoption is slated for 9 a.m. Dec. 21 in the Nobles County Board Room.

By Julie Buntjer , December 14, 2010

Spirit Lake woman sentenced for filing false tax return

SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa — A Spirit Lake woman accused of taking money from a non-profit group was sentenced to more than a year in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of filing a false 2004 federal tax return. Margaret Ruth Waltz, 46, of Spirit Lake, was executive director of BASS, the Before and After School Services program that provided care to children enrolled in Head Start, Department of Education at-risk programs and early childhood special education programs. BASS received funds from the Iowa Department of Human Services, private grants and fees charged to parents who participated in the program.

October 25, 2010

Council approves tax abatement

County, District 518 still to vote on downtown project
WORTHINGTON —The Worthington City Council cast the first vote in favor of a downtown Sterling Drug on Monday, approving its share of a tax abatement plan requested by Astrup Drug Inc.

May 24, 2010

Slayton woman pleads guilty to tax fraud

SLAYTON — A Slayton woman charged with 11 felony counts of tax fraud earlier this year entered into a plea agreement Monday, pleading guilty to one count. Ten others were dismissed.

May 17, 2010

Lawmakers try to play straight with legacy proceeds

ST. PAUL – It is tempting to use newly available sales tax money to help plug a nearly $1 billion state budget deficit, but arts and outdoors groups who are getting the money say legislators and Gov. Tim Pawlenty are trying to play by the rules.

By Andrew Tellijohn , April 03, 2010

Slayton woman charged with felony tax fraud

SLAYTON — Charges were filed last week against a Slayton woman who is accused of knowingly filing fraudulent or false tax returns over the course of several years.

March 16, 2010

Letter to the Editor: Delay may impact students down the road

WORTHINGTON — The Daily Globe ran an article on Wednesday that is a great precursor to today’s educational article regarding District 518 finances and the potential effect of the state’s budget issues.

January 30, 2010

Pawlenty goes after LGA

ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Pawlenty made some of his strongest statements yet against local government aid when he blasted Bemidji for raising its property tax levy.

By Don Davis , January 30, 2010