Learn the facts about Washington's health care plans before it's too late! The Freedom Foundation of Minnesota is hosting a health care event at 7 pm on July 28th featuring Dr. Regina Herzlinger, Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and author of Who Killed Health Care? Tickets are $10 if you register by Friday, July 24th, or $15 per person at the door. St. Paul …
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FFM REPORT RECOMMENDS PHASE-OUT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AID
Proposal aims to increase local government autonomy, transparency and accountability MINNEAPOLIS, MN--The Freedom Foundation of Minnesota (FFM) today issued a report recommending a sensible phase-out of the Local Government Aid (LGA) program over several years in conjunction with the elimination of tax levy limits for local governments and burdensome state mandates that drive up the cost of local …
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FFM Bulletin 6/16/09
LGA City Spotlight: Mankato The City of Mankato has taken a prominent role in the debate over Local Government Aid (LGA), the $1 billion state program that redistributes state tax money to city governments. Mankato has joined forces with groups like the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities - which claims that state aid cuts have left local governments "running on fumes" - and liberal think tank …