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Residents wanting to decide on whether to pay an extra sales tax for a pro sports stadium may ask their state senator to obey the law requiring a referendum. Access Minnesota Senate on the net or phone 651-296-0504.
Michael Barrett
Minneapolis
December 1, 2008 – We are working on stories on:
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remember the pledge "no new
remember the pledge “no new taxes” if we get new taxes let’s all vote for a new guv
Mr. Barrett, I vote for
Mr. Barrett,
I vote for politicians who have the intestinal fortitude to stand up to mob rule and do the right thing. The new baseball park and the development that surrounds it is a win win for Minneapolis, for transit, for the North Side as well as the twins. Leave well enough alone.
Let’s get on with the stadium. Let’s get on with connecting commuter rail that already has the potential to connect Duluth, Minneapolis, Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago. The development including the stadium will be a lynchpin for this laudable endeavor.
As far as “no new taxes” is concerned the Hutchinson campaign educated anyone who was listening. We pay the same amount of taxes no matter what. Let’s spend some of those dollars to improve the inner city and continue the revitalization that has been going on for the last few years.
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