Duluth mayor worried about proposal to cut $1.1 million in state aid

Duluth mayor worried about proposal to cut $1.1 million in state aid

DULUTH — Mayor Roger Reinert will hit the road Thursday for an emergency visit to St. Paul in hopes of persuading lawmakers to rethink a proposal to cut state funding to the city. The Minnesota Senate Committee on Taxes approved an omnibus tax bill Tuesday that could reduce local government aid to the city by $1.1 million next year, potentially making the financial outlook even uglier for local taxpayers, who were already facing the prospect of …