For Immediate Release:Â November 14, 2011
Contact: Glen Fladeboe
gdfladeboe@flaherty-hood.com
cell: 651-208-3262
Statement from Alan Oberloh, President of the Coalition of Greater MN Cities and Mayor of Worthington, Regarding Republican Property Tax Announcement
“We appreciate the House Tax Chair’s efforts to offset the property tax increases created by the 2011 legislative session. Minnesotans need to know the facts. The legislature [...]
CGMC Statement on House Republican Property Tax Announcement
Greater Minnesota Advocate, 4/27/11
Greater Mankato Growth Hosts Issues Dialogue, Surveys Members on LGA
InForum: Dayton sides with mayors on state aid
No one argued over the need to continue state aid to cities during a Wednesday meeting of Minnesota mayors and Gov. Mark Dayton, but it will be a different story when Republicans who control the Legislature write their budget.
CGMC on Gov. Dayton’s budget: A new direction for MN
CGMC President Nancy Carroll, Mayor of Park Rapids, released the following statement regarding Gov. Dayton’s budget proposal.
Thank LGA: Local media shine a light on candidates’ LGA positions
Just days before the 2010 election, political reporters are focusing on the gubernatorial candidates’ positions on LGA and property tax relief programs. CGMC encourages you to hop over to our Thank LGA blog to read these latest reports. Thank LGA also provides an easy-to-understand overview of the LGA program and profiles of how cities have dealt with recent cuts. Make an informed decision on Nov. 2 by learning more about LGA!
Bipartisan group of MyMNBudget.com users favors balanced approach to solving state budget deficit
After a month-long experiment seeking to gauge the state budgeting preferences of Minnesotans, the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) released an analysis of budget solutions submitted to their online budget simulator, MyMNBudget.com. The site, which has attracted over 3,600 visitors since being launched last month, allows users to create their own state budgets by raising taxes and/or cutting spending to balance Minnesota’s projected $5.8 billion budget deficit. A key finding of the analysis is that across all party lines, users favored a balanced approach of both spending cuts and tax increases to close the state’s budget gap.
