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 Check out the new features at the MCRC website, including a section that examines the city budget and items that are nice but not necessary.
Mayor R.T. Rybak wants to cut essential services, police, fire, and city street maintenance, to offset a potential 2.15% reduction in state funding. Shouldn't Rybak first consider cuts to other departments to make up for this miniscule shortfall in a budget of $1.3 billion? We took a look at the city's 2010 budget and found many nice, but not necessary projects that could easily be trimmed down. In fact, many of these expenditures are not the primary responsibility of city government and could be more appropriately and efficiently done by the private sector.
For example, the Community Planning/Economic Development (CPED) has a budget of $86,587,525, over 400 employees, and a mission to "grow a sustainable city." This massive bureaucracy is a tangled web of departments that uses taxpayer dollars to give out interest free mortgages and delve into land speculation while pushing a central planning agenda. |
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Congratulations to all recent CD 5 Volunteers of the Month!
February: Nancy LaRoche, SD-45, has been extremely helpful in promoting the fifth district through social media and the CD 5 website.
January: Jennifer Beske, Chair, SD-44 - visit their great new website and join their Facebook page!
December 2009: Nik Ludwig, Chair, Minneapolis City Republican Committee
November 2009: Chuck Wefel, SD-62
November 2009: Red Bartholomew, SD-45
Please thank them all!
Kaylea Crawford,
CD 5 Field Director
Republican Party of Minnesota |
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 The effort to put our government back in Republican hands has begun in earnest, and the 5th Congressional District Republicans are poised to be leaders in this task.
2009 has provided a lot of good indicators for the coming election. The municipal elections provided a degree of activity not seen in Minneapolis for decades (along with candidates that outperformed the 2008 Election Day results by nearly 10%). Furthermore the local party units have been infused with new and creative leadership hungry to show what they can accomplish, and the volunteers to back them up. Finally, the special elections in early 2010 have shown the possibility for extraordinary Republican gains in November.
The 5th CD’s role in this is to make certain that candidates and volunteers are able to do their jobs. We provide the infrastructure to support federal, statewide and legislative candidates and their volunteers. Our efforts in the Minneapolis area provided the boost necessary to re-elect Tim Pawlenty in 2006, and our activities this year will help keep the Governor’s office in Republican hands for the next 4 years.
The 5th CD has been and will continue to be one of the most effective Republican volunteer organizations throughout the state. To support our efforts, please take a moment to click on the PayPal logo on this page and donate to the 5th CD Republicans. A strong 5th CD organization is critical to the statewide effort, and a generous donation to the 5th CD may be one of the most effective ways to ensure a successful Republican year in Minnesota.
If you have questions about our plans and want to get involved, feel free to contact me.
Thank you,
Carleton Crawford, Chair
5th CD Republican Committee
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 After attending Precinct Caucuses, what's next? Your District Conventions! Check below or at the District sites in the left sidebar to find yours.
Confirmed Convention Dates:
SD-44: Thurs, Mar. 4, 7:00 pm - Doubletree Hotel, St. Louis Park
SD-45: Sat. March 6: 9:00 am - Robbinsdale Middle School, Robbinsdale
SD-58: Sat., Feb. 13: 10:00am - Folwell Park Bldg, 1615 Dowling Ave. N.
SD-60: Sat. Feb. 20: 10:00 am - Ballentine VFW Post, 2916 Lyndale Avenue South
SD-62: Sat. Feb 20: 9:30 am -Minnehaha Academy South Campus
SD-63: Sat., Mar. 6: 9:00am - Oak Grove Middle School, Bloomington
2010 - Important Dates
- Tues., Mar. 9: Hennepin County Convention - South View Middle School, Edina - 7:00pm
- Sat., April 10: CD-5 Convention - De La Salle High School (1 De La Salle Drive, Mpls.) 9:00 am
- April 29-May 1: State Convention - Minneapolis Convention Center
Hotel Reservations - Hilton Garden Inn: Click here • Hyatt Regency Minneapolis: Click here
- Tue., November 2: Election Day
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Sen. David Hann, State Senator (R-42) will appear on "Republican Roundtable" in March. Senate District 42 encompasses the city of Eden Prairie and the southern portion of Minnetonka. He discusses some of the major issues of the current legislative session and his campaign for reelection. Republican Roundtable is produced by the Senate District 63 Republicans and is hosted by Tim Erlander and Marc Sullivan.
Republican Roundtable is produced by the Senate District 63 Republicans and is hosted by Tim Erlander and Marc Sullivan.
The show airs on the following channels and dates:
- Richfield, Edina, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka and Hopkins on cable channel 15 at 12:30 p.m. Saturdays and 7:30 p.m. Mondays.
- Bloomington on cable channel 16 at 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 5:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays.
- Minneapolis on cable channel 17 at 6:00 p.m. Tuesdays and 6:30 a.m. Wednesdays.
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