hospitality tax

BEMIDJI – The Minnesota House approved its tax bill Wednesday night, and with it, a provision allowing the city of Bemidji to impose a hospitality tax. The omnibus tax bill,...

BEMIDJI – A bill allowing the city of Bemidji to impose a hospitality tax cleared a major hurdle Wednesday night. That’s when the House Taxes Committee passed its omnibus tax...

First off I’d like to express my empathy for the city of Bemidji property taxpayers, especially the ones who took the opportunity to vote against the sales tax extension to...

Fast food, restaurant and bar patrons are being singled out to finance the so-called city hospitality tax. Hotels will more than likely be excluded as lodging tax is used for...

BEMIDJI – The debate over a hospitality tax in Bemidji is heating up. In the weeks since a bill allowing the city to impose the tax was heard in the...

I’ve found myself pleasantly entertained by the recent letters to the editor regarding the Bemidji hospitality tax. However, it seems to me that we are arguing about the wrong topic...

In a March 23 letter, Mr. Tom Cooper expressed outrage over opposition to a proposed new 1 percent additional sales tax in Bemidji. He said patrons of hotels and not...

As a city resident and homeowner, I was encouraged to read of progress being made toward the passage of a local hospitality tax. This tax on patrons, not hotel and...

BEMIDJI – A bill to allow the city of Bemidji to impose a tax on purchases at restaurants and hotels to help fund the Sanford Center cleared a legislative hurdle...

BEMIDJI – The Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce doesn’t support a hospitality tax at this time, the organization’s president Lori Paris said Wednesday. Chamber board members met with city officials...