TOMORROW: Minnesota Mayors, AFSCME to Call on Legislature to Restore Local Government Aid
City of St. Paul sent this bulletin at 05/16/2017 03:12 PM CDT
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Minnesota Mayors, AFSCME to Call on Legislature to Restore Local Government Aid
Mayors, AFSCME representatives to host press conference at Capitol
SAINT PAUL – Mayors and other elected officials from across Minnesota will be gathering at the State Capitol tomorrow, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. to call on the Legislature to restore local government aid to cities and towns across the state.
WHO: Mayor Chris Coleman, Saint Paul
Mayor Emily Larson, Duluth
Mayor Tom Kuntz, Owatonna
Mayor Ben Schierer, Fergus Falls
Mayor Rita Albrecht, Bemidji
Mayor Mike Kuhle, Worthington
Mayor Jo Emerson, White Bear Lake
Mayor Peter Lindstrom, Falcon Heights
Mayor Kirsten Hagen-Kennedy, North Branch
Councilmember Dan Ryan, Brooklyn Center
Jennifer Munt, AFSCME Minnesota Council 5
Other elected officials
WHEN: TOMORROW, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Minnesota State Capitol, Press Conference Room, B971
WHAT: Minnesota Mayors press conference calling for restoration of Local Government Aid
About Local Government Aid
Local government aid (LGA) was established in 1971 as a partnership between local communities and the state known as the “Minnesota Miracle.” The partnership recognized the importance of ensuring that the funding of basic local needs, such as police and firefighter services, would not be placed on the backs of middle-class families.
There was more than $43 million in total reductions to LGA from 2008 – 2012, creating an unacceptable burden on middle-class families across the state. Investments in 2013 and 2014 were critical in renewing this important fiscal relationship. Absent ongoing funding of the LGA program, cities will continue to face the prospect of having to choose service reductions or above-inflation increases in property taxes, or both.
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