St Paul sales tax proposal stalls as MN House looks to regional tax for affordable housing

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter’s pitch to voters to support increasing the city’s local sales tax for parks and road repair might not make it to ballot this November, given competing bills at the state Legislature. When the Minnesota Senate Committee on Taxes convened last week, the St. Paul mayor testified alongside counterparts from 18 other cities and counties pitching individual proposals to increase their local sales taxes to raise funds for roads, parks, public safety facilities or other favored projects. Don’t expect a similar showcase in the Minnesota House, at least not anytime soon. The House Committee on Taxes,…