I had a great time today at Children’s Hospital, and I haven’t always been able to say that. Children’s is a tremendous institution that does great work in our community, but I’ve also had to spend some difficult days there with youth victims of violence — or even harder, with their survivors. But today was [...]
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I know: the pothole situation is rough. I drive over and around them every day; we all do. As temperatures keep climbing during the day then keep refreezing again overnight, more potholes keep appearing. I want to you know that City crews are out patching potholes day and night to keep our streets as drivable [...]
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Unfortunately, some politicians at the Capitol who bash Minneapolis don’t seem to have the facts about how the City’s budget and record of fiscal responsibility. Here, then, are some quick facts about Minneapolis’ budget and the Local Government Aid that we receive that should help you answer anyone who tries to tell you — incorrectly [...]
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As I promised when we passed the 2011 budget, I am already working on next year’s budget with the top goal of keeping property taxes in check while maintaining as many high-quality City functions as we can afford. I’ve been getting great input from residents at budget forums that I’ve been holding in neighborhoods around [...]
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Yesterday I delivered my annual State of the City speech at Augsburg College. You can read more about it on the City’s website, but I wanted to make the full text available here. Thanks for your interest! Investing to Grow the City Most of us know the story of how Minneapolis became an economic powerhouse: [...]
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