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Working in retirement?

More and more people find themselves working in retirement for a variety of reasons.

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Should Minnesota end LGA funding now?

Should Minnesota end LGA funding now?

Should Minnesota end its method of giving financial aid to cities – the Local Government Aid or LGA program. That’s going to be the topic of debate here.

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Todd County’s Key Strategy Meeting

Todd County residents continued to refine priorities as part of their participation with the Initiative Foundation’s Healthy Communities Partnership.

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The politics of an exurban shift

Growth in Minnesota has been focused in what state demographer Tom Gillaspy calls a “doughnut” around the Twin Cities. Upcoming redistricting will likely focus heavily on these areas, bringing more political power to the exurbs.

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