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Committee lays over bill to restore $87,501 in withheld LGA for Stuart pending auditor certification

2670312 · March 18, 2025
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Summary

Senate File 1108 would require the Commissioner of Revenue to pay $87,501 to the city of Stewart (Stuart) if the state auditor certifies required 2022 financial reporting; the committee laid the bill over after testimony from the League of Minnesota Cities.

Senate File 1108 was presented March 18 to the Senate Taxes Committee to resolve a single-city Local Government Aid (LGA) withholding from 2023. Senator Gruenhagen, the bill’s sponsor, said the bill would allow the city of Stewart (a roughly 400-person community) to receive $87,501 that had been withheld in 2023, provided the state auditor certifies the city submitted the required 2022 financial reports.

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