With the goal of forever eliminating state local government aid money from the operating budget -- city officials came up with a plan that involved Grand Rapids borrowing money from itself to invest and prepare for the future.
(02/14/2011)
Among the leaders in using volunteers to provide government services, Red Wing gets about $100,000 a year worth of volunteer labor to weed and plant parks, water flowers, repair picnic tables, gather trash, maintain signs and more.
(02/14/2011)
Cities have shared costs for years, but now they're under pressure to save even more money that way, and some are combining efforts on everything from sewage treatment to food inspection.
(02/14/2011)
It might sound like a wonky matter of fiscal management, but a bill that would give Grand Rapids the ability to levy a general fund sales tax represents the leading edge of a larger debate regarding how cities generate money.
(01/27/2011)
Discusiones acerca del futuro seguido llegan al tema de la Tecnologia, especificamente al Internet de banda ancha, la cual algunos ven como la llave al exito economico del Condado Todd.
(05/10/2010)
Los Latinos empezaron a llegar al condado de Todd hace mas de una decada, principalmente para tomar trabajos dificiles y relativamente bajos de sueldo, procesando carne. Ahora son mas de mil personas.
(05/10/2010)
En el bien iluminado sotano que sirve de oficina principal para Whole Farm Co-op en el centro de Long Prairie, unos cuantos agricultores estan sentados alrededor de una mesa, saboreando galletas horneadas en la localidad y bebiendo kefir, producto lacteo hecho tambien localmente.
(05/10/2010)
Cerca de una ventana con cortinas de encaje, un registrador de velocidad de la policia resopla como si reviviera.
(05/10/2010)
Elected officials, business leaders, and regular citizens have debated for decades how to bolster the economy, provide jobs for Todd's youth so they'll stay or return after college and attract people like Dagen and Fletschock.
(05/04/2010)
Latinos began arriving in Todd County over a decade ago, mainly to fill difficult and relatively low-paying meat processing jobs, and now number more than 1,000.
(04/28/2010)
In the well-lit basement that serves as headquarters for the Whole Farm Co-op in downtown Long Prairie, a handful of farmers sit around a table munching locally-baked cookies and drinking a locally-made milk beverage called kefir.
(04/20/2010)
First of four parts: This series has been prepared by Minnesota Public Radio News as part of a project called Ground Level, which explores Minnesota communities facing their futures.
(04/14/2010)
Ideas abound for handling growth if it resumes and for dealing with consequences of growth already here.
(03/04/2010)
The housing boom screeches to a halt, changing the complexion of a long-running conversation about annexation and incorporation.
(02/25/2010)
Without a downtown or a Main Street coffee shop, Baldwin Township tries to define what exactly it is.
(02/18/2010)
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