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Broadband rewards go to the well-organized

The real action for expanding broadband use lies, not in Washington, D.C., but in communities like those in Minnesota that are tackling things at the local level, says Tom Koutsky of Connected Nation.
by Dave Peters

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Township taxes on the rise

Township taxes on the rise

Thanks to cuts in state aid, property taxes now make up two-thirds of the average township budget. Ten years ago, they were only half the average budget.
by Curtis Gilbert

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When forced to choose, how do you decide?

Minnesota communities have different ways to set priorities, from public hearings to surveys to votes. In Edina Thursday, residents sat around a table getting up to their elbows in budgets and taxes.
by Dave Peters

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