Unions fight Robbinsdale school district plan to save $2 million You’d think a proposal to save $2 million in annual operating costs in a suburban school district would be welcomed by most people within the district. Unfortunately for the Robbinsdale Independent School District 281, that’s not the case. Enter SEIU Local 284. The union has issues …
Archives for February 2012
Nat'l Foundations Take Lessons Learned in MN and Bankroll New Expensive Green Campaigns
Public backlash builds as green rhetoric becomes reality in complete streets, politically correct natural gas pricing, wind turbines and power lines ST. PAUL, MN—A Freedom Foundation of Minnesota (FFM) investigation has revealed an orchestrated $48 million campaign by the national RE-AMP Energy Network to target Minnesota policymakers, news media and the public with an aggressive global …
Monticello Telecom System Loses Millions of Taxpayer Dollars as Customers Depart
Mayor raises possibility of default in interview with local paper saying “The reality is we shouldn’t be in the telecommunications business at all.” Once touted as a national model for taxpayer-funded telecommunications systems, FiberNet Monticello has instead become a showcase for the high stakes involved when local government gets in the business of competing with private …