List of 216 earmark requests leads to fierce competition for FFM honors While Congress is now required to post earmark requests online, the e-word evidently still makes some members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation uncomfortable. On his website, for example, 18-term Congressman James Oberstar refers to “constituent inspired funding” requests, an Orwellian nickname for earmarks. In fact, …
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Duluth district to spend $407 million on new schools... without a vote Like many large-scale school facilities projects, the Duluth School District's Long Range Facilities Project - commonly referred to as the "Red Plan" - has been the subject of intense debate and scrutiny. Residents have raised concerns about the project's exorbitant price tag, a record-breaking $407 million including interest. …
City of St. Paul has "cut to the bone"? Following the announcement of the State of Minnesota's historic budget deficit - $426 million for the current biennium ending June 30 and $4.85 billion for the 2010-2011 biennium - Governor Pawlenty offered some context for the upcoming debate. Minnesota's average biennial budget growth from 1960 to present is 19 percent, which Pawlenty rightly called …
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