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Comment on CGMC 2011 Award Winners by Twitted by SenJohnPederson

Twitted by SenJohnPederson — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:49:28 +0000

[...] This post was Twitted by SenJohnPederson [...]

Comment on LGA cut as shutdown ends by Fixing the problem « Betsey Buckheit

Fixing the problem « Betsey Buckheit — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:20:23 +0000

[...] Or, we could raise taxes. Local governments get most of their revenue from transfers from the state – local government aid – and property taxes. LGA is shrinking, so the other way to raise revenue is to raise taxes. Raising taxes is politically difficult and more so in a bad economy. Then, even if Northfield was willing to raise taxes enough to fund all our programs and services at current levels without LGA, the state has capped tax levies (although this has now changed). [...]

Comment on Greater Minnesota Advocate, 4/12/11 by LGA and the New Buffalo Commons | The West Wing

LGA and the New Buffalo Commons | The West Wing — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:33:17 +0000

[...] When political leaders talk about reducing or eliminating property wealth transfer programs such as Local Government Aid (LGA), County Program Aid, and rural school assistance, they are in short talking about a form of the Buffalo Commons approach. Similarly, when the same leaders discuss creativity in terms of large-scale government consolidation, they refer to areas that encompass areas too wide to be self-sustaining in their own rights. In fact, consolidation actually makes more economic sense in the wealthier metropolitan areas, as an April post from the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities explains. [...]

Comment on New Ulm Bavarian Blast by Carl

Carl — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:19:00 +0000

Request information on what day the name of bands will play during the Bavarian Blast. Thank you very much. Carl

Comment on Worthington Old Fashioned Fourth of July by Sheri Van Der Brink

Sheri Van Der Brink — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:53:38 +0000

Hello,

I am Sheri Van Der Brink from the Rushmore, MN Booster Club. Im wondering if Prairie would like to be present at the Rushmore, MN Pride and Heritage Days celebration on July 9, the Parade is at 7pm. We would love to have you go through our parade. Please feel free to contact me at 507-478-4208

Sheri Van Der Brink

Comment on Greater Minnesota Advocate, 3/28/2011 by Quick Hits 04-07-2011 | The West Wing

Quick Hits 04-07-2011 | The West Wing — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:02:48 +0000

[...] From the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, here are ten unfounded myths about Local Government Aid (LGA). [...]

Comment on Greater Minnesota Advocate, 2/28/11 by Quick Hits 03-04-2011 | The West Wing

Quick Hits 03-04-2011 | The West Wing — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:05:13 +0000

[...] recent Greater Minnesota Advocate posting showed that Minnesota corporations pay four times more in property taxes than they do in [...]

Comment on Greater Minnesota Advocate, 1/24/2011 by Tweets that mention Greater Minnesota Advocate, 1/14/2011 | Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities -- Topsy.com

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:26:48 +0000

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by EA Wefel, Greater MN Cities. Greater MN Cities said: What do greater MN cities spend their money on? See a full break-down by reading the latest Greater MN Advocate http://bit.ly/gDyaY8 [...]

Comment on Register today: 2010 Legislative Action Day by admin

admin — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:32:02 +0000

Hi Lynne,

We will be emailing registration materials this week and posting them online. Thanks for the heads up for Mayor Brenk!

Comment on Register today: 2010 Legislative Action Day by Lynne Krieger

Lynne Krieger — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:08:13 +0000

Our Mayor Matt Brenk will be at the Legislative Day. I didn’t see any registration requirements.