{"id":4608,"date":"2015-10-02T12:01:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T16:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=4608"},"modified":"2015-10-02T12:01:17","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T16:01:17","slug":"house-local-government-committee-begins-discussion-on-tifs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2015\/10\/02\/house-local-government-committee-begins-discussion-on-tifs\/","title":{"rendered":"House Local Government Committee Begins Discussion on TIFs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week the House Local Government Committee chaired by Rep. Lee Chatifield (R \u2013 Levering) began taking testimony on Tax Increment Financing authorities. 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