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Wasteful Spending

July 7, 2010

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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July 2, 2010

Minnesota Taxpayers’ Missing Link?

National Watchdog group Watchdog.org ran our  piece: The Taxpayers' Missing Link? View it here or read it below. Minnesota Taxpayers’ Missing Link? Northstar Commuter Rail has been running from Big Lake to Downtown Minneapolis since November 2009. While ridership has been on par with projections by Metro Transit, taxpayers are still subsidizing $80 for every …

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June 23, 2010

FFM Bulletin 6/23/10

The public library, coming soon to a parking lot near you The city of Rochester is currently searching to fill “an advanced paraprofessional public service position with major responsibility…for a complex set of tasks, which requires exercise of individual judgment, using skills and knowledge gained through …

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