Voluntary recusal would be a great start. David Brauer Kingfield
Mandatory recusal. You take money from an interest group to fun for office,
you cannot vote on projects for them. Make it law. And cannot take a job
from them for 10 years after leaving office.
Wendy Pareene
So. Mpls
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Free the Jackson Five! Busted and Disgusted
Randy Staten has redeemed himself. Will he try to return to politics?
People are talking about whether Rev. Randolph (Randy) Staten will run for
his old seat representing North
In todays Strib Article on the City Council allowing for flexible shelter
hours, it refers to one shelter provider saying it would require fundraising
for
more staff and other expenses.
and goes on with If the City Council's action is motivatd by a desire to
keep homeless people safe...he
The Hennepin County board wants to impose a local sales tax without voter
approval to pay for a new Twins stadium. It's a tiny tax. It's for the baseball
fans. Right?
The stadium deal will set a precendent. If Hennepin County can hike a local
sales tax without voter approval today for a
Mark Renner wrote:
What David Tilsen just pointed out (a good point) is
another reason I would love to see more support for
community ed programs. More opportunities for students
to connect meaningfully with an adult and other
students who are probably not feeling as motivated in
school (which
[Excerpt from]
Dining and diversity: catering to a multicultural clientele: as the U.S.
population becomes increasingly diverse, training servers to be sensitive to
the
distinct desires of different groups becomes more important than ever
Nation's Restaurant News, Sept 19, 2005 by Paul Frumkin
This right to vote on local sales tax is less than 20 years old and
was put in place by state legislators for political reasons and can be
taken away by state legislators for political reasons. What is the
legal, constitional, or moral reason the approval mechanism for a local
sales tax be
I must correct a number of errors in Mr. Halfhill's post about aol. I
lived and worked in that area for 35 years.
First, Dulles and Langley are 10-15 miles apart.
Second, Langley does not provide a residence to the thousands of CIA
employees. Most of them cannot afford to live in the area
We shouldnt minimize the reality that contributions from developers to
government officials can create a conflict of interest.
But as to Klodts development of the Hiawatha Flats site, contributions aside,
is, in my view and the view of many residents, the wrong type of development
for the Tiro
There are non-trivial First Amendment problems with this proposal,
not the least of which is defining what an interest group is. Should
someone who takes support from, say Progressive Minnesota, be banned
from voting on the whole range of public issues that PM has taken a
position on?
You guys are right. I propose, that since we're going to start having a
lot of referendums, that we have a vote next time it snows. I want my
street plowed first. Then, we should have a referendum for turning the
street lights on. Sometimes, its actually light out and the lights are
on!
--- Rick Kuhlmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am somewhat confused. Mr. Renner writes that
schools are appropriately
worried about test scores and achievement. So why
would you agree with
Dave Tilsen? If the schools require a higher grade
average than the
state does to participate in,
This has the ring of truth to it. Another Bush-Pawlenty type trick to make
the poor pay most of the taxes, and give it to the rich. Pretty much the
way it was everywhere before the French and American Revolutions. We
didn't start with a formal aristocracy, but they're working on one now.
--David
Tony S. asks:
I believe the density of the Klodt development is good. I am not
commenting on the
design. I would like to note that several commentators have suggested
opposition
to the R-5 zoning, which I believe is consistent with the planning study
of the
area. I would appreciate hearing
--- Forwarded message follows ---
Date sent: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 14:57:16 -0600 (CST)
From: Mayor R. T. Rybak [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:City of Minneapolis Mayoral Update
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message from Minneapolis Mayor
Public hearing about school property tax increase
The public is invited to attend a Board of Education public hearing on the
proposed school levy increase for taxes payable in 2006. The school board would
like to hear taxpayer concerns about the increase before final levy
Public hearing about school property tax increase
The public is invited to attend a Board of Education public hearing on the
proposed school levy increase for taxes payable in 2006. The school board would
like to hear taxpayer concerns about the increase before final levy
David Brauer writes: However, my views aren't that important in the current
discussion; I think the views of the neighbors and elected and appointed
officials matter much more.
You are so correct David. Development should always include the residents
of a neighborhood as much as possible.
Dean C. scribed in part:
Also if enough people disagree with any tax increase you do have a say -
vote out those who approved the tax increase and vote into office candidates
who promise to repeal the tax.
GH here:
But voting the politicians out after the fact.isn't that closing the
As I mentioned last november, there were several issues of importance to the
community and the planning department...not just height but the massing
or wall like appearance of the project, the increase of parking from l.0 to
a bump of l.2, feeling by more than one that the 46th street transit
Minneapolis needs to seriously consider campaign finance reform, and we'd be
well served by familiarizing ourselves with the efforts of two U.S. cities:
Portland, OR, and Albuquerque, NM.
You may recall that in October 2005, Albuquerque adopted full public
financing reform in a decisive 69
Cheryl Luger writes:
the Hiawatha flats
architecture looks like the stuff I saw in USSR in '62 and Tito
Jugoslavia...Stalinist (I believe one commissioner referred to it as
eastern
european)...more acceptance if it didn't look like a wall?.
The Georgian reference jogged a memory: With the
With all of the talk regarding campaign donations and conflict of interest
regarding the Klodt development, I felt like asking a few questions and
making some pointed comments on conflict of interest in the development
world.
I'll preface this by saying that there definite questions regarding
ken bradley wrote:
Minneapolis Issues Folks,
Below is a link the city of Minneapolis 2006 Legislative Agenda.
increased transit funding (Bus Rapid Transit),
It's not just BRT. The really fantastic thing about this is that
the #1 transportation legislative priority for Minneapolis is
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Getting behind a public ownership proposal is a way to oppose the deal
without really opposing the most critical part of the deal, which is to strip away
our right to vote on proposals to hike local sales taxes.
Where exactly is this right enshrined in our state or
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