Trump’s Federal Spending Bill Could Force Minnesota Counties to Raise Property Taxes - Albert Lea Tribune

Trump’s federal spending bill could force Minnesota counties to raise property taxes - Albert Lea Tribune

By Christopher Vondracek, Jp Lawrence and Trey Mewes, Star Tribune (TNS) WASHINGTON – The reconciliation bill moving through Congress might deliver property tax increases across Minnesota’s 87 counties, even as the measure’s authors tout its potential tax savings. The reason: Minnesota is one of a handful of states to administer supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits, or food stamps, through county offices. The One Big Beautif…

Trump’s spending bill could force Minnesota counties to up property taxes

Minnesota administers food stamps through county offices. Critics of the bill say that rather than cutting the program’s costs, it forces counties to pay them through higher taxes.