Minnesota lawmakers consider taxpayer bailout for wealthy thoroughbred owners • Minnesota Reformer

Minnesota lawmakers consider taxpayer bailout for wealthy thoroughbred owners • Minnesota Reformer

The House Agriculture Committee heard testimony this week on a bipartisan bill that would write taxpayer-funded checks to thoroughbred owners every time their horses compete on a Minnesota track. The bill (HF 1540) allocates $7 million over the next two years for a pilot program that awards Minnesota-based thoroughbred owners $750 each day one of […]