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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Federal Lobbying by Minnesota's Local Governments Flies Under the Radar
Local governments have already spentat least $729,000 of taxpayer money this year to lobby policymakers in Washington, DC If federal lobbying records are any indication, Minnesota’s local governments are increasingly turning to our nation’s capital in search of funding for local programs. A Freedom Foundation of Minnesota analysis of Lobbying Disclosure Act filings finds that Minnesota’s local …
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Commentary: Northstar commuter train can't justify St. Cloud extension
FFM's Tom Steward wrote a commentary piece for MPR on the proposed Northstar extension from Minneapolis to St. Cloud. View the piece online at MPR or read below. Commentary: Northstar commuter train can't justify St. Cloud extension by Tom Steward July 7, 2010 If taxpayers build it, they will come. That sums up the philosophy behind many commuter and light rail projects, …
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