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Thanks, But No Thanks! Minnesota Tribes Reject $1.7 Million in Stimulus Funds

Government giveaway turns into government giveback It’s enough to give government a good name, if not necessarily the federal stimulus program. After all, when’s the last time the recipients of a $1.7 million federal stimulus grant had second thoughts and sent the funding back to Washington? That’s what happened recently with a high-tech project in northern Minnesota in which a government giveaway …

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Lake County Taxpayers Take All the Risk While St. Louis County Residents Share the Rewards

County board commits local taxpayer dollars despite prior pledge   Two Harbors, MN—Maybe there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but a deal in the works to bring a controversial $70 million broadband network to Lake and St. Louis counties comes pretty close, depending on which side of the county line you pay taxes.  About 60 percent of residents in the fiber optic network’s …

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Duluth News Tribune: Lake County fiber project leaves taxpayers unprotected, uninformed

FFM's Tom Steward wrote a piece featured in the Duluth News Tribune on the proposed plan to bring a muni-network to Lake County, MN.  Lake County fiber project leaves taxpayers unprotected, uninformed By: Tom Steward When Lake County announced plans to construct and operate a $70 million telecommunications network, county residents were assured their money was safe. “It is a myth …

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