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THE MINNESOTA SENATE PASSED
A TAX BILL THAT CAUSE
CONTROVERSY AT THE CAPITAL.
IT IS A BIG STEP TO ENDING
THE SESSION 2 WEEKS FROM NOW.
PAT KESSLER JOINS US.
Reporter: THEY BETTER GET
MOVING BECAUSE THERE IS SO
LITTLE TIME LEFT.
IT PROVIDES FOR PAID FAMILY
MEDICAL LEAVE FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN THIS STATE THEY WOULD
PAY A TAX IN A SPECIAL FUND TO
COVER PAID LEAVE FOR PARENTS
WHO GIVE BIRTH OR ADOPT OR TAKE
CARE OF SERIOUS ILL FAMILY
MEMBERS.
WHY ARE YOU RAISING TAXES
AGAIN?
WE HAVE A STATE SURPLUS BECAUSE
WE'VE ALREADY OVERTAXED
MINNESOTANS.
HE PROMISED TAX RELIEF.
BUT THIS BILL DOES NOTHING BUT
RAISE TAXES.
GREAT BRITAIN FOR EXAMPLE
THAT NATION NOT TOO FAR FROM US
ALL WOMEN ARE GUARANTEED 52
WEEKS OF -- MATERNITY LEAVE 39
OF THEM PAID AND TWO OF THEM
MANDATORY.
MANY COMPANIES OFFERING PAID
LEAVE BUT THERE ARE ONLY THREE
STATES REQUIRING PRIVATE
COMPANIES IN THE STATE TO OFFER
IT.
THAT IS WHAT THEY WILL TRY TO
DO.
I KNOW THAT THERE IS A
STADIUM IN THIS BILL TOO.
WE LOOK STADIUMS AND IT
SEEMS LIKE EVERY YEAR.
MINNESOTA UNITED IS BUILDING A
20,000 SEAT SOCCER STADIUM IN
ST. PAUL.
IS ASKING FOR A STADIUM LAND TO
BE EXEMPT FROM PROPERTY TAXES
AND SALES TAXES.
IT IS A FEW MILLION DOLLARS AND
IT IS FAR LESS THAN THE
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
THE STATE HAS PUT OUT FOR THE
VIKINGS AND THE TWINS. WE'VE
HAD STADIUMS FOR SO LONG AROUND
HERE AND EVERYBODY HAS BEEN
FIGHTING ABOUT IT.
THE HOUSE SO FAR IS REFUSING TO
GO ALONG WITH STADIUM PLANS.
BUT ANOTHER STADIUM -- WHEN
THEY ARE DONE WILL THEY HAVE TO
START OVER ON THE OLD ONES?
[ LAUGHTER ] SO WE HAVE A