Email: MN2020 Driving the Debate on LGA

MN2020 Driving the Debate on LGA[caption id="attachment_411" align="alignright" width="300" caption="MN2020 Board Chair Matt Entenza with Winona Mayor Jerry Miller"][/caption]

Minnesota 2020 has been pushing the dissatisfaction of Minnesota mayors with the LGA cuts for the last couple days, and we want to thank the news outlets who agreed that this is an important issue worth highlighting.

MN2020 in the Albert Lea Tribune: Group: State's cuts hurting rural Minn.
"36 percent of the city’s budget presently comes from LGA funds. The reductions past, present and anticipated in the future will result in property tax increases and likely public service cuts to cope with the LGA cuts from the state."
MN2020 on WKBT-TV : Rural Communities Taking Brunt of MN State Budget Cuts
"What we need to do is look across the entire state budget and look at all the regions of the state, and everyone is going to have to suffer a little bit, but that no one suffers too much," said Matt Entenza, Board Chair of Minnesota 2020."
MN2020 in Rochester Post Bulletin: Cuts to local government aid have mayors concerned

MN2020 in Bemidji Pioneer: Minnesota 2020 study: LGA cuts hurt quality of life in Minnesota cities

MN2020 in Mankato Free Press: City cuts? tax hikes?: Rural areas could be negatively affected by cuts
"Pawlenty spokesman Alex Carey repeated what has long been the governor’s contention, that cities can reduce spending without cutting their police or fire departments....
...The Minnesota 2020 report counters that per capita city revenues have fallen more rapidly than state revenues while Pawlenty has been in office, according to Office of Management and Budget figures."

MN2020 on KAALtv: Mayors Say No More LGA Cuts

"Cuts to police, fire, salaries and healthcare, those are just some of the things mayor across greater Minnesota say are in jeopardy if cuts to local government aid keep going."
MN2020 on KEYC Mankato: Survey Says LGA Cuts Could Hurt Quality Of Life

"Mankato Mayor John Brady says, "I would just hope the people in the legislature take a hard look at this and put some equity back into how government aid is transmitted around the state." Entenza says it's vital to have the funding for local governments in place to provide economic growth when the recession ends."

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