A proposal to repurpose the sales tax that helped pay for Target Field and use it for future Hennepin County health care infrastructure cleared an important first hurdle Tuesday at the Legislature. The money Hennepin County borrowed to pay for its $355 million share of building Target Field will soon be paid back, thanks to the 0.15% sales tax approved by state lawmakers in 2006. The tax is ...

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