If other governors can be responsible, why can’t ours? FFM CEO Annette Meeks wrote a fabulous op-ed featured Wednesday in the Star Tribune on the state government shutdown. Now that Minnesota is the only remaining state without a balanced budget, the column looks at how other (and even more liberal) states have balanced their budgets without raising income taxes. From the op-ed: “Other state budget officers report much the same — states, they say are ‘balancing budgets with cuts, not taxes.’ “ Read the op-ed here. |
Shutdown coverage from MN State News Want to stay up to date on all the latest news regarding the state government shutdown? Be sure to check out Minnesota State News(www.mnstatenews.com) for coverage from St. Paul and around the state. Here are a few of our most recent headlines:
MN State News will also feature a new segment called “Shutdown Roundup”, which will serve as a daily roundup of stories from around the state and nation on the impact and effect of the shutdown. It will run for the duration of the shutdown. |
Another Minnesota broadband stimulus project turns to local taxpayers Taxpayers in several rural cities look like they’ll be on the hook for more than they expected. The latest “stimulating” broadband project comes from the Southwest Minnesota Broadband Services (SMBS) consortium, comprised of eight small cities and a 125-mile long fiber optic network meant for 3,300 residences and 350 businesses. Like the other questionable (and even controversial) stimulus-inspired fiber projects in the state, the project duplicates services already offered by private providers at the expense of taxpayers. Read more on this story and catch up on some of our previous reports on broadband projects throughout the state. |
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Quote of the week In a recent news article on recreation spending by cities and counties, writers from the Star Tribune referred to us as “the fiscal watchdog,” a distinction we hold with great pride! |
