Analysis: Minnesota public employee unions continue political spending spree Minnesota’s biggest public employee unions continue to throw huge amounts of money into the state’s 2010 gubernatorial and legislative races, according to Freedom Foundation of Minnesota analysis of recent campaign finance reports. The records, filed in late September, indicate that the “big …
Airport
On a Wing and Taxpayers: St. Cloud Has $5 Million Airport Terminal But No Place to Go
No Commercial Flights, But Airport Still Hoping to Land More Federal Funds ST. CLOUD, MN—St. Cloud Regional Airport (STC) touts lots of amenities on its website—a café, ATM, free wi-fi, free parking and a $5 million completely renovated terminal whose capacity went up dramatically from 30 to 200 travelers. There's also a new $750,000 passenger boarding bridge secured with federal stimulus funds to …
FFM Bulletin 6/2/10
Next on Hoarders: the Northstar Commuter Rail project Recent Freedom Foundation analysis found that the new Northstar Commuter Rail line relies upon staggering public subsidies. For every passenger on …