AM 1240 WJON » iron range http://wjon.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:09:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Iron Range Democrats Cry Foul On Trust-Fund Shift http://wjon.com/iron-range-democrats-cry-foul-on-trust-fund-shift/ http://wjon.com/iron-range-democrats-cry-foul-on-trust-fund-shift/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:26:48 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=10983 Democrats who represent Minnesota's Iron Range in the Legislature are ripping Republican plans to shift money out of an economic development trust fund fueled by a production tax on mining companies. A House GOP jobs and economic development budget bill would shift $60 million from the Douglas J. Johnson Trust Fund. A Senate proposal proposes a $45 million shift.

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