[chambernews] Fwd: morning take 5.3.16 - A few items that may interest you...

Tue May 3 09:34:40 CDT 2016

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Some tidbits you may be interested in, taken from Blois Olson's "Morning 
Take" ...

morning take 5.3.16 -  Bodycams, Bonding and bodies of water...
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*CHAMBER*: via *Michael Brun* of the /Red Wing Republican Eagle/, 
*VERBATIM*: “With less than a month to go in the legislative session, 
the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is calling on lawmakers to phase out a 
statewide commercial property tax that affects businesses from the Twin 
Cities to Main Street... The state’s $900 million budget surplus 
provides an opportunity to begin reducing the tax, which is assessed to 
businesses of all sizes regardless if property is owned or leased, said 
Jim Pumarlo, the chamber’s communications director. *QUOTE*: “What’s 
particularly onerous about this is that it’s on autopilot,” *Pumarlo* 
said. The tax has increased automatically by about $40 million each year 
since being enacted in 2002....Frankly, I think it’s so un-transparent 
that a lot of business owners probably don’t know they pay it,” he 
said....Discovery Financial CEO *Douglas Ritter* said the most recent 
state general tax assessed on the firm’s Red Wing office was $500 more 
than the Goodhue County property tax and double what was paid to the 
school district.”... The other top legislative priority for the 
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is statewide transportation funding, 
Pumarlo said. Together with tax relief, a transportation funding package 
would encourage growth and enhance the competitiveness of the state’s 
businesses...“And really make Minnesota ready,” he said. “Read to grow, 
ready for change and go into the future.”...The chamber supports a 
10-year plan for roads, bridges and transit financed by a combination of 
general fund dollars, new efficiencies, bonding and private-sector cost 
sharing. *READ*: http://bit.ly/1NiW4q5 
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*MILLELACS*: via the /Brainerd Dispatch/, *VERBATIM*: “A bill Rep. *Dale 
Lueck*, R-Aitkin, authored to fund marketing efforts for the Mille Lacs 
Lake area in response to a series of economic setbacks passed the House 
on Wednesday... The bill provides a total of $300,000 over two years to 
continue the Mille Lacs Tourism Council and Explore Minnesota efforts to 
enhance Mille Lacs Lake's image, a release said. *LUECK*: "We can't 
allow the current walleye catch and release regulations to overshadow 
the real story," Lueck said. "Mille Lacs Lake remains one of Minnesota's 
crown jewels as an all-around summer and winter recreation destination 
area."...Another bill, which Lueck co-authored with Rep. *Sondra 
Erickson*, R-Princeton, establishes a $2.3 million economic-relief 
program for businesses in the Mille Lacs Lake area affected by most 
recent changes in walleye fishing regulations on the lake. It provides a 
variety of options for qualifying businesses, and includes in some cases 
a refund of all or part of the state general tax levy paid by Mille Lacs 
Lake area businesses, the release said.” *READ*: http://bit.ly/21sFdUb 
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*RESEARCH*: via the Center for Rural Policy and Development a new study 
on broadband,*VERBATIM*: “Many factors go into making broadband work 
both technically and economically for those who provide it and those who 
buy it. These factors include population density, provider choice, local 
choice and control, federal funding, even terrain....  The discussion 
over broadband has grown so complex and is so fast-changing, though, it 
can be difficult to keep track of the issues.  To help with that, we’ll 
discuss the basics of bringing broadband to Greater Minnesota and some 
of the points of debate... / Unserved /indicates households or 
businesses that want Internet service but can’t get it, while 
/underserved/ indicates those who have some kind of Internet service, 
but it may not meet the basic speed definition of broadband and/or may 
not meet the customer’s needs...  Adequate Internet access is still 
largely a rural issue. People who live in remote parts of the state, 
tiny deep-rural communities, and spread-out farming communities are the 
ones with the greatest odds of not having service that meets this goal.” 
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