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	<title>Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 20:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Work On Tax Bill Grinds On</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 20:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Work on the Omnibus Tax Bill continues on Saturday. Though the broad outlines of a budget and tax deal had been established, there are still lots of little details that need to get sorted out on any number of issues.
However several provisions important to CGMC members have been finalized, including:

New LGA Formula with $80 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bonding Bill Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: The bonding bill failed on a 76-56 vote. 81 votes were needed for passage. The Minnesota House is scheduled to take up the bonding bill on the floor today.
It is anticipated that Rep. Hausman will introduce the following delete- everything amendment and this amendment to the amendment. In other words, this new language will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cities Reach Unprecedented Agreement on LGA, Legislation Introduced</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/cities-reach-unprecedented-agreement-on-lga-legislation-introduced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/cities-reach-unprecedented-agreement-on-lga-legislation-introduced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[LGA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today at the Minnesota State Capitol, legislation was introduced which outlines an agreement between Minneapolis, St. Paul, suburban and Greater Minnesota cities on a distribution formula for Local Government Aid (LGA), long a contentious issue between metro and rural interest groups at the Capitol.
Click here to read the full press release.
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		<title>Video:  Gov. Dayton Addresses the CGMC on Legislative Action Day</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/video-gov-dayton-addresses-the-cgmc-on-legislative-action-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/video-gov-dayton-addresses-the-cgmc-on-legislative-action-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[LGA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Click on the below link to watch Governor Dayton&#8217;s remarks from CGMC Legislative Action Day! 
Gov. Dayton Addresses CGMC, 2/6/13
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		<title>CGMC Appreciates Dayton’s Commitment to a Fair LGA Formula</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/cgmc-appreciates-dayton%e2%80%99s-commitment-to-a-fair-lga-formula/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/cgmc-appreciates-dayton%e2%80%99s-commitment-to-a-fair-lga-formula/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[CGMC Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[LGA]]></category>

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

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		<description><![CDATA[During the organization&#8217;s February 6 Legislative Action Day at the State Capitol, Governor Mark Dayton addressed the membership of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC). At the event, he discussed his proposed budget and Local Government Aid (LGA) formula reforms with over 80 city officials representing 45 communities from every corner of Minnesota.
&#8220;The CGMC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CGMC Fall Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/cgmc-fall-conference-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/cgmc-fall-conference-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[CGMC Events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[ November 13, 2013 to November 15, 2013. November 13, 2013 to November 15, 2013. ] The CGMC Fall Conference will be held November 13-15, 2013 at Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center in Alexandria.  Stay tuned for more event details!]]></description>
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		<title>CGMC Summer Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/cgmc-summer-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/cgmc-summer-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 20:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[CGMC Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Summer Conference]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[ July 24, 2013 to July 26, 2013. ] The CGMC Summer Conference will be held July 24-26, 2013 in Bemidji, MN.  Stay tuned for further information and conference schedule!]]></description>
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		<title>Thank LGA- Owatonna (POSTPONED)</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/thank-lga-owatonna/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/thank-lga-owatonna/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[CGMC Events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Thank LGA Community Leader Roundtable scheduled for December 20 in Owatonna has been postponed due to the winter storm that has hit southeastern Minnesota. We will work to reschedule this event in January.
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		<title>Thank LGA- Winona (POSTPONED)</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/thank-lga-winona/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/thank-lga-winona/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Thank LGA Community Leader Roundtable  scheduled for December 20 in Winona has been postponed due to the winter storm that is forecasted to hit southeastern Minnesota.  We will work to reschedule this event in January.
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		<title>Thank LGA- Willmar</title>
		<link>http://www.greatermncities.org/thank-lga-willmar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatermncities.org/thank-lga-willmar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[CGMC Events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[ December 18, 2012; 10:00 am to 11:30 am. 10:00 am to 11:30 am. 10:00 am to 11:30 am. ] Join Willmar Mayor Frank Yanish and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, along with the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, AFSCME Council 5, and the Cities of St. Paul and Duluth for a Community Leader Roundtable on the Past, Present and Future of Local Government Aid in Minnesota.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Willmar Fire Department- Community [...]]]></description>
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