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MNGOP ON HORNER PICK
By Luke Hellier | June 1, 2010
Horner/Mulder is All Insider/All Tax Increase Ticket
St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton today issued the following statement regarding Tom Horner’s selection of Jim Mulder as his running mate.
“With his selection of long time political insider and former client Jim Mulder as his running mate, Tom Horner has added another cheerleader for higher taxes and more spending to his team. Like all the Democrats in the race, Horner/Mulder back tax increases at a time when Minnesota families and businesses can least afford them. In addition, Mulder’s support to recklessly cut 50 percent of Minnesota’s state highway patrol officers shows a stunning lack of judgment for someone who aspires to be lieutenant governor.”
Mulder: Eliminate 50% Of State Patrol Troopers
“The Association of Minnesota Counties has raised a ruckus with a proposal to do away with half of all State Patrol troopers as an efficiency move, turning over their routine highway patrols to local law enforcement as a stet budget-cutting fix. But Jim Mulder, the organization’s executive director, says the move doesn’t have to mean Minnesota’s roads would be any less safe.” (Hart Van Denburg, “State Patrol fires back at proposal to cut number of troopers by 50 percent,” City Pages, March 3, 2010)
Mulder’s Association of Minnesota Counties Was Horner Client
“The Board took the first steps in developing the Minnesota County Futures Project when they approved the hiring of the Himle/Horner public affairs firm. They were hired to begin the process of collecting and analyzing data about the public’s perception of county government and were asked to assist AMC in developing strategic long and short range options for counties.” (Association of Minnesota Counties, Minnesota Redesign, February 2009)
Like Horner, Mulder Backs Tax Hikes
Mulder Supports Sales Tax Increase. “A proposal to implement a half-cent sales tax and transfer many State Patrol and state highway maintenance functions to counties left a Washington County commissioner fuming Tuesday. Gary Kriesel condemned the Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) for drafting the proposal — part of a drive to ‘redesign’ Minnesota government — without first consulting county governments. He also objected to an e-mail sent Monday that discouraged county leaders from publicly voicing strong objections until after a March 24 presentation to the House Taxes Committee, Property Tax Division. Jim Mulder, the AMC’s executive director, and Jon Evert, a Clay County commissioner and AMC president, signed the memo.” (Kevin Giles, “Sales tax plan has commissioner seeing red (ink); A proposal to have Washington County inherit more state functions is part of a ‘redesign’ of government,” Star Tribune, February 24, 2010)
Mulder Supported 10 Cent Gas Tax Increase. “Jim Mulder, executive director of the Association of Minnesota Counties, said much of the $4.5 billion in bonding will not support expenses for new roads incurred by local units of government. ‘We think it contains elements that we certainly will support. But we think it should be bolder,’ Mulder said. Earlier this month, the counties announced support of a 10 cent increase in the gas tax.” (Charley Shaw, “Governor Pawlenty receives mixed reviews for Minnesota transportation plan,” The Legal Ledger, December 27, 2004)
Mulder Led Group Backed Series Of Tax Increases. “The association’s proposal would: – Increase the gas tax by 10 cents over two years, bringing it to 30 cents per gallon, and tie future increases in that tax to the cost of road construction. — Allocate revenue raised by the new 10-cent portion of the tax under a different formula than what has been used to divvy up funding in the past. Leaders of suburban counties have complained that their citizens pay more in gas taxes than the county governments receive from the state for what are called county-state aid highways, said Jim Mulder, the association’s executive director. If enacted, the association’s plan would keep more money in the Twin Cities area by using only the needs of the road system and the number of vehicles registered in a county to determine its funding, Mulder said. –Allow counties to impose sales taxes of up to 0.5 percent to pay for their public transportation or road construction needs. The Legislature can grant cities and counties the authority to impose sales taxes. About a dozen are on the books, mainly dedicated to infrastructure projects. – Allow counties to impose local registration fees of up to $20 per vehicle while raising more money from state registrations, largely by slowing the depreciation rate on new, expensive vehicles.” (Jack Sullivan, “Minnesota’s counties hope to tax gasoline to pay for road improvements,” Pioneer Press, December 14, 2004)
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