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Archives for February, 2011

Crockett on Pensions in Strib

Kim Crockett’s letter (below) appeared in the “Strib” today:

Minnesota’s pension administrators have been making the rounds at the State Capitol reassuring lawmakers that the pension system is in good shape.

A recent article (“In pension and benefits, Wisconsin tops Minnesota,” Feb. 24) repeated their

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State Forecast: As Expected, Shrinking Deficit But We are Still on Spending Auto-Pilot

An AP Report published on Forbes.com reports that the projected state budget deficit will drop from $6.2 billion to $5 billion. “The Minnesota Management and Budget forecast says federal cuts in payroll taxes and a delay in higher capital gains

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Save Money by Publishing Online

Rep. Steve Drazkowski, R-Mazeppa and Rep. Ann Lenczewski (DFL-Bloomington) want to free local governments from the requirement that they publish legal notices in newspapers. They say it could save government money in these tight times. Here’s the short description of HF162: “Political subdivisions authorized to publish proceedings, official notices, and summaries on their Web sites in lieu [...]

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