Panel backs technical‑assistance grants for energy‑code enforcement; committee lays bill over Representative Katie Jones proposed a grant program to help cities access technical experts to implement performance‑based energy‑code compliance. City and nonprofit witnesses supported the concept; members asked about targeting and existing continuing‑education mechanisms. The committee laid the bill over for further review.

Representative Katie Jones is pushing for a new grant program that could revolutionize how cities enforce energy efficiency, ensuring cleaner, cheaper energy for all!

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Metro Cities endorses Senate File 375 for local sales tax flexibility Metro Cities supports legislation allowing cities to impose local sales taxes for capital projects.

Minnesota cities are pushing for more financial flexibility with a new bill that could reshape local sales tax policies and ease property tax burdens.

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Metro Cities backs Senate File 375 for local sales tax flexibility Metro Cities supports Senate File 375 allowing cities to impose local sales taxes for projects.

Minnesota cities are on the brink of a financial revolution as Senate File 375 could grant them the power to impose local sales taxes for essential projects without the red tape!

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Minnesota allocates $4.5 million for tax-stressed cities demolition grant program State approves $2.2 million each for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for demolition grants.

Minnesota is stepping up with a groundbreaking $4.5 million grant program to revitalize tax-stressed cities by demolishing abandoned buildings and boosting local economies!

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