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Thursday 29th July 2010 10:21 AM |
Share your views on the state's budget crisis
17 February 2009
| ST. PAUL - What can we do to resolve Minnesota's impending budget crisis? In the next couple weeks, legislators will hold a series of public meetings across the state to hear from you. |
Nationwide, 34 of 50 states project budget deficits for 2010, analysts report.
Minnesota's budget deficit is the 10th largest and accounts for 15 percent of the state budget --or $5 billion.
Most of the affected states—including Wisconsin, Michigan and California—plan to use a combination of revenue increases and limited service cuts to resolve their deficits.
The Minnesota AFL-CIO, the state's largest labor federation, is encouraging people to attend the public meetings and call for a fair solution to the budget crisis. Find their talking points on their website, www.mnaflcio.org
Here is the schedule of upcoming public meetings:
Thurs., Feb. 19
Mankato: 6 PM, Mankato Intergovernmental Center, Mankato Rover Rm., 10 Civic Center Plaza
Rochester: 6 PM, Rochester Community & Technical College, Heintz Center Commons Area, 1926 Collegeview Rd. SE
St. Cloud: 6 PM, City Hall Council Chambers, 400-2nd St. S.
Willmar: 6 PM, Kennedy Elementary School, 824-7th St. SW
Fri., Feb. 20
Albert Lea: 10 AM, City Hall Council Chambers, 221 E. Clark St.
Winona: 3:30 PM, City Hall Council Chambers, 207 Lafayette
Marshall: 2:30 PM, Southwest MN State Univ. Lecture Hall, 1501 State St.
Worthington: 10:30 AM, City Hall Council Chambers, 303 Ninth St.
Little Falls: 9:30 AM, Morrison Co. Gov't Center, Garden Level Mtg. Rm., 213-1st Ave. SE
Alexandria: 4 PM, City Hall, 704 Broadway
Duluth: 9:30 AM, City Hall Council Chambers, 411 W. 1st St.
Virginia: 1:30 PM, Mesabi Range Community & Technical College, Small Auditorium, 1001 Chestnut St. W.
Brainerd: 10:30 AM, Washington Educational Services Bldg., Boardroom, 804 Oak St.
Bemidji: 3:30 PM, Bemidji State Univ., American Indian Resource Center Gathering Place, 1620 Birchmont Dr.
Additionally, the Senate Tax Committee will meet at 12:30 PM at Minnesota State Univ. Moorhead, Comstock Union, 1104-7th Ave. S.
Mon., Feb. 23
Woodbury: 6 PM, Central Park Amphitheater, 8595 Central Park Pl.
Northfield: 6-7 PM, Northfield Public Library
Tues., Feb. 24
Bloomington: 7 PM, City Hall, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd.
Minneapolis: 6 PM, Mpls. Park Board, 2117 W. River Rd.
Burnsville: 7-8 PM, Jo Jo's Rise and Wine, Burnsville Heart of the City-Will Morgan
Weds., Feb. 25
Burnsville: 7:30 PM, Fairview Ridges Hospital, 201 E. Nicollet Blvd.
White Bear Lake: 6:30 PM, White Bear Lake High School, So. Campus, 3551 N. McKnight Rd.
Thurs., Feb. 26
St. Paul: 6 PM, West Minnehaha Rec Center, 685 W. Minnehaha Ave.
Plymouth: 7 PM, City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Blvd.
Coon Rapids: 7 PM, City Hall, 11155 Robinson Dr.
Forest Lake: 6:30 PM, City Hall, 220 N. Lake St.
Sat., Feb. 28
St. Paul: 10 AM-Noon, Black Bear Crossings on Como Lake-Alice Hausman
Bagley: 11 AM-Noon, Bagley City Council Chamber-Brita Sailer
Blackduck: 1-3 PM, Blackduck High School Library-Brita Sailer
Park Rapids: 4:30-5:30 PM, Frank White Education Center Community Rm.-Brita Sailer |
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