Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling forces greater transparency in school district elections Minnesota taxpayers received welcomed news Monday from a Minnesota Court of Appeals opinion. The ruling states that school districts must follow campaign finance disclosure laws when using taxpayer funds to pass bond and tax referenda. The opinion says: …
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FFM Bulletin 10/22/08
Hennepin County commissioners vote to give themselves 6-figure salaries Hennepin County commissioners voted 5-2 yesterday to increase their own salaries to more than $100,000 per year starting in 2010. A preliminary vote for the pay raises - 3.4-percent in each of the next two years - passed 6-1 in the county's Budget and Investment Committee last week. Commissioners currently make $93,888 per …
FFM Bulletin 9/17/08
Brooklyn Center voters send same message to public schools... 6 times If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try, try, try again. That seems to be the mantra of the Brooklyn Center public schools (ISD 286), whose sixth referendum since 2005 was defeated last Tuesday. Voters shot down the district's request for an additional $200 per student in general education revenue, with 58% of voters …