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What Nowthen might not get if it doesn’t pay sheriff

Anoka County Sheriff James Stuart has sent the city of Nowthen a list of law enforcement services he won’t supply if the city council doesn’t agree to pay the county.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Minnesota households with ‘real’ broadband access: 57 percent

A new Connect Minnesota report says that 57 percent of Minnesota households have access to broadband speeds that the state wants to achieve for everybody by 2015.
by Dave Peters

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Central Minnesota chooses a future

Central Minnesota chooses a future

About 200 central Minnesota residents are in the midst of a two-year effort sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to plan a vision of what central Minnesota should look like by 2035.
by Dave Peters

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Deciding how much policing you want to pay for

Minnesota communities are increasingly weighing policing costs against taxes and trying to find ways to save money even when it comes to law enforcement.
by Dave Peters

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Two tax decisions: Same result from opposite directions

The city of Nowthen decided against raising taxes to maintain current law enforcement protection. Nearby Brooklyn Center school voters decided not to lower taxes so school spending can be maintained.
by Dave Peters

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Hearing attendance translates into ‘yes’ to property tax increases

Hearing attendance translates into ‘yes’ to property tax increases

Minnesota property taxpayers are facing bigger tax increases in 2012 than they have for several years. But attendance has been sparse at most of the hundreds of truth-in-taxation hearings local governments have been holding around the state.
by Dave Peters

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Plea to overhaul local government hits Legislature

Plea to overhaul local government hits Legislature

At a hearing yesterday, Legislators heard about government redesign efforts from city, county and school representatives.
by Jennifer Vogel

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Puzzlement reigns over tax notices; share your story

Puzzlement reigns over tax notices; share your story

Member’s of MPR News’ Public Insight Network are sharing their views about property taxes and what they think of the local services they pay for.
by Dave Peters

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