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	<title>Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>CGMC Labor and Employee Relations Seminars</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/cgmc-labor-and-employee-relations-seminar-st-peter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 20:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 31, 2012; 10:00 am; June 14, 2012; 10:00 am; ] The CGMC Labor and Employee Relations Committee will hold its annual labor and employee relations seminars from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 31 in St. Peter and Thursday, June 14 in Staples.  The seminars will provide practical and legal solutions for providing services and managing employees in local government.  Seminar topics include:  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CGMC Breakfast at LMC Annual Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/cgmc-breakfast-at-lmc-annual-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/cgmc-breakfast-at-lmc-annual-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 20:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ June 22, 2012; 7:30 am to 8:30 am. ] CGMC will again be hosting a member breakfast at the League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference in Duluth.  CGMC members attending the conference should plan to join us at 7:30a.m. on Friday, June 22 at the DECC.  If members know of a city that should belong to CGMC, invite them to come along!]]></description>
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		<title>Legislative Update on Tax Bill Veto</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/legislative-update-on-tax-bill-veto/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/legislative-update-on-tax-bill-veto/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 19:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[LGA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As anticipated, Governor Dayton has vetoed the tax bill (H.F. 2337).  In his veto letter, the Governor cites his concerns that the bill reduces the current budget reserves and increases next biennium&#8217;s deficit.  He also noted the bill did not provide enough property tax relief for homeowners, renters, and farmers affected by last year&#8217;s elimination of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Summer Conference Registration</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/2012-summer-conference-registration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/2012-summer-conference-registration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 13:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Summer Conference]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 2012 CGMC Summer Conference will be July 25-27 in Owatonna, MN.  Click here for conference agenda and registration!
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		<title>See the Impact Facing Your City if LGA is not Addressed in the 2012 Session</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/see-the-impact-facing-your-city-if-lga-is-not-addressed-in-the-2012-session/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/see-the-impact-facing-your-city-if-lga-is-not-addressed-in-the-2012-session/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[LGA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Property Taxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Click here to see the impact of the current formula on your city&#8217;s LGA from 2012 to 2013.  Many cities will see a reduction if LGA is not addressed in the 2012 Session.  Language stating that cities will receive the higher of their 2013 formula amount or their 2012 allocation must be included in a tax [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legislative Update on Tax Conference Report</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/legislative-update-on-tax-conference-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/legislative-update-on-tax-conference-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tax Conference Committee finished its work on Saturday night and agreed to a bill that includes a number of CGMC priorities. The bill still needs to be acted upon by the full House and Senate and sent to the Governor. The following CGMC priorities are included in the bill:
 
• Promotion of Angel Investment Credit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CGMC Sends Letter to Governor and Legislative Leaders</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/cgmc-sends-letter-to-governor-and-legislative-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/cgmc-sends-letter-to-governor-and-legislative-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CGMC sent a letter to Governor Dayton and legislative leaders, urging these negotiators not to forget our Greater Minnesota priorities in the midst of the Vikings stadium frenzy.
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		<title>Greater Minnesota Advocate, February 29, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/greater-minnesota-advocate-february-29-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/greater-minnesota-advocate-february-29-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this edition of the Greater Minnesota Advocate, we review the annexation process and provide updates on the Greater Minnesota Economic Recovery Plan bills.  Greater Minnesota Advocate, February 29, 2012.
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		<title>Greater Minnesota Advocate, February 22, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/greater-minnesota-advocate-february-22-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/greater-minnesota-advocate-february-22-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this edition of the Greater Minnesota Advocate, we analyze the homeowner Property Tax Refund program and ask when enough is enough.  Greater Minnesota Advocate, February 22, 2012
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		<title>Comparison of LGA and MVC loss to levy increases</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/comparison-of-lga-and-mvc-loss-to-levy-increases/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/comparison-of-lga-and-mvc-loss-to-levy-increases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[LGA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Property Taxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This document demonstrates how CGMC cities have lost significantly more in LGA and MVC cuts than they have levied back.  It further shows that most cities will  see a loss of LGA from 2012 to 2013.   Comparison of LGA and MVC loss to levy increases
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