Star Tribune Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:22:25 GMT
Chamber's gas-tax stance draws little ado
One "no-new-taxes" group called for an exodus by Chamber of Commerce members. So far, there's nothing like that materializing. ... Mike Wigley, the founder of the decade-old Taxpayers League of Minnesota, a vocal anti-tax lobby, this week encouraged like-minded folks to drop their chamber memberships in retaliation for the organization's helping write legislation that includes a 5-cent-per-gallon gas tax hike by the end of this year and 8.5 cents by 2013. Chamber CEO David Olson said that he's aware of two cancellations from the 2,400-member group. "I expected more," he said.
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