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REPUBLICAN 2012 CAUCUSES FEBRUARY 7 |
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Precinct caucus night, Tuesday, February 7,
2012, is our best opportunity to decide what form of government we want at
the most fundamental level and we don't even have to go outside our
neighborhood! MNGOP has created a handy
document that explains what a caucus is and why it's important,
defines precinct caucus terms, and contains the party platform as well as a
form to amend it.
Even if you've never attended a caucus
before or aren't involved in politics, we encourage you to attend your
Republican precinct caucus. To find your caucus
location just go
here and enter your information.
Don't know what precinct or
district you live in? Just go to the Secretary of State's
website, type in your street address and click "Go." |
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FREE! Downloadable flyers with facts you might not know about
Minneapolis! |
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While Minneapolis is one of the most
beautiful cities in the Midwest, everyone knows that basic city
services are faltering (potholes, anyone?) while taxes and fees
continue to rise. MCRC has put together some easily readable fact sheets
that explain how the city taxes us and where the money goes. Click on the
links below and spread the word to your neighbors and friends that the status quo has got to go! |
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WHAT DOES THE CITY DO WITH ALL OUR MONEY?
The 2011 Minneapolis city budget is $1.36 BILLION with plans to
increase taxes every year into the distant future. City streets are a
disgrace, high taxes and fees make it nearly unaffordable for families to
live here, and the police and fire departments are severely understaffed.
Expenditures for basic city services are less than half of all city
spending, so where does the rest of the money go? Other Midwest cities of
similar or even larger size manage to provide services for less money.
This flyer explains where our money is going. Click the image, print
out the flyer, and pass it around! |
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HOW DO I TAX THEE? LET ME COUNT THE WAYS...
Minneapolis property taxes are not the only revenue source for city
government. There are fees and taxes on nearly everything we do, buy, or
use in the city. Rather than encouraging people to come to our wonderful
city to live and raise their families or to just enjoy our fine restaurants
and theaters, these nickel and dime taxes add up quickly and discourage
everyone from spending their money here! This flyer tells the story. Click the image, print out
the flyer, and pass it around! |
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RISING PROPERTY TAXES AND FALLING HOME VALUES...LIFE IN MINNEAPOLIS
House values continue to go down and property taxes keep rising as the the
charts below show. Maybe it’s time to question where all our tax money is
going and whether we are being well served by city government. Click the image, print out
the flyer, and pass it around! |
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Minneapolis Republicans |
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Minneapolis is a premier American city handicapped by ideological
leadership. Now there is good news for the city!
The Minneapolis City Republican
Committee intends to reverse the effects of decades of
liberalism--taxation, government control, weak law enforcement, and
anti-family policies--by electing Republicans to city offices who believe
that common sense conservatism is the answer to the city's problems. |
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City news |
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Below are news items about city, ward, and
neighborhood issues that you might find of interest. Please check back as
the list is updated often.
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U of M Payouts Top $30M
By Mark Albert, Mike Maybay, and Erik Altmann
Minnesota Majority,1/17/12
"In November 2011, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS reported $86 million in unused vacation pay, sick time, and other severance had been
paid to departing state workers and MnSCU employees in the past three years...Now, the University of Minnesota has released
its separate payroll records, showing it paid departing employees $30 million during the same time period. That brings the
total to at least $116 million for all departing state workers in the past three years." Big Education. The real 1%. |
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Voter Fraud By The Numbers
By Dan McGrath
Minnesota Majority,1/17/12
"The mailings, commonly known as postal verification cards (PVCs) are sent to newly registered voters as a means of
confirming their identity and residence. Thousands of voters were flagged for challenge following the 2008 and 2010 general
elections in Minnesota...After the 2008 election, over 6,000 Election Day registrants were found to have provided addresses
that were undeliverable and after 2010 there were over 1,200 more that remain unexplained even after accounting for voters
who moved shortly after voting. This is a strong indicator of the possibility of voter fraud." |
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Mpls. City Hall Briber Now Wants To Reform City Hall
By Mitch Berg
kstp.com,1/17/12
"[Basim] Sabri says City Hall is riddled with a culture
of corruption and the only way to change it is to overhaul it with
term limits. His PAC needs to collect seven thousand signatures of registered voters by the end of July. If he is successful,
the amendment to the City Charter would then be on the November ballot. At that point, city voters would decide, if City Hall
needs to be completely changed." Yes. |
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The Circle Closes
By Mitch Berg
Look True North,1/9/12
"But if the reporters had asked the "tough questions" that really needed to be asked over the past sixty years – is this spending wise? Is Urban Renewal/tearing down Rondo and Phillips to make way for freeways/warehousing the poor in the inner city/the war on drugs a good idea in the long run? Why do our schools get worse, the more money we throw at them? Is one-party rule, even if it is rule by people who reflect our worldview, the way to get better Cities? – then there might not have been a problem in the first place." |
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Brooklyn Park readies to stretch fire resources by sharing
By Maria Elena Baca
Star Tribune,1/3/12
"The idea that government can continue to exist as it is, that's a broken idea," Brooklyn Park Mayor Jeff Lunde [R] says. "We have to change things, [rather than] just to say things have always been done this way." It matters when conservative Republicans are elected to city government. Some day in Minneapolis! |
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Mpls budget reopened and it'll cost you $5 a month
By Steve Brandt
Star Tribune,12/17/11
"The new fixed charges set by the committee amount to about $5 monthly, regardless of how much water you use." This is how
it's done, folks. Since property taxes are a target now of residents fed up with never ending increases, all the less visible
city utility fees, permit charges, sales and entertainment taxes, etc., will be on the rise. Even while our mayor is popping
up everywhere on local media like some vacuous gopher, touting his budget with "no" property tax increases, the central
planners are not doing with less. They're just taking our money another way. |
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North Side riled over Hennepin County social services hub
By Randy Furst
Star Tribune,12/17/11
"Stenglein said he did not think there would be traffic problems in the area and thinks it would be "a good fit" to have
people seeking social services next to the school headquarters." So, that's it for the Northside?! That area of the city has
been designated by the central planners as where the permanently poor live? What about making the land available (note how
many private properties were condemned or foreclosed upon to make space for this government building) for small or large
businesses where Northsiders could work close to where they live? Actually, the city promised residents "to make W. Broadway
more vibrant with commercial and retail development." But the only jobs are government jobs. All the residents get is easier
access to dependency. |
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Dept. of Labor: Public School Teachers Are Highest Paid State Workers; Compensation Doubles the Average in Private Industry
By Terence P. Jeffrey
CNSNews.com,12/14/11
"Public primary, secondary and special education teachers are paid an average of $56.59 per hour in combined wages and
benefits, BLS said in the report released last week...That is slightly more than twice the $28.24 in average hourly wages and
benefits paid to workers in private industry." Now we know where a large portion of all the money we're pouring into our
failing Mpls. schools is going. It's NEVER been about the children, has it? |
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Sabri approaches City Hall with charter proposals, not bribes
By Steve Brandt
Star Tribune,12/14/11
Basim Sabri, who was convicted on three counts of bribery involving Council Member Brian Herron, now has some interesting
ideas to reign in the unchecked power of the city council and mayor. Maybe it takes one to know one!
* Cutting the number of council members from 13 to 5, and electing them and the mayor to no more than two two-year terms.
* Electing the police chief, city attorney, and city coordinator.
* Electing the Planning Commission, with two representatives from each of the five wards limited to two two-year terms, and stripping it of the county, park and school board representatives who sit on it now. |
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Rybak's stadium plan draws City Council opposition
By Eric Roper
Star Tribune,12/9/11
"Rybak's plan to cover the city's $300 million share of a stadium involves redirecting most of the hotel taxes, citywide sales tax and
special downtown taxes that currently support the city's convention center...We may need to have another partner on this, because
I'm not certain we can totally fill this gap with just these dollars," Rybak said...He noted that the city would be in a better
financial position if sales tax revenues exceed expectations or the Legislature approves a 1 percent increase in Minneapolis
hotel taxes." Here's how it works, folks: The city central planners find money for their speculative investments by shifting
existing targeted taxes which creates an opportunity to replace those taxes in the future. And the beat goes on... |
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Minneapolis Citizens Demand a New Teachers Contract That Addresses Student Needs
By Education Action Group
BigGovernment.com,12/6/11
The coalition, known as Contract for Student Achievement, is comprised of parents, pastors, business leaders, elected officials and taxpayers who want MPS’ staffing decisions to reflect the best interests of students, instead of school employees...In an open letter to union and school board officials, the group states, "Minneapolis has the largest achievement gap in Minnesota, with white students more than twice as likely to pass state tests than their black, Latino and American Indian peers and with less than 35 percent of our students of color graduating on time." |
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College GOP chair: vote for Schwanke
By Ryan Lyk - chairman, Minnesota College Republicans
MN Daily,12/01/11
Ben Schwanke is the right choice in this election. His common-sense ideas will help college students at the University and
make our state a better place. Please join me and support Ben in the 59th State Senate district general election Jan. 10,
2012. |
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Vikings to help Minneapolis pick stadium site
By Eric Roper
Star Tribune,12/01/11
Vikings owner Zygi Wilf just picked up a Manhattan apartment for a mere $19 million (Star Trib, 12/1/11, B2) and now has
graciously offered to help the city work out the best plan to fleece Minneapolis taxpayers for a new stadium. Is this one of
those famous private/public partnerships Rybak is always touting or just another example of crony liberalism? |
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"When the people fear their
government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the
people, there is liberty...The strongest reason for the people to
retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to
protect themselves against tyranny in government."
John Basil Barnhill, 1914 |
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Our Mission |
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To seek out and support Republican
candidates to the city council, school board, park board, board of estimate
and taxation, and mayor who are committed to bringing real solutions to the
problems of the city and our neighborhoods, and |
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forums of experts to speak in wards across the city on issues of importance
to voters and offer specific common sense Republican solutions and goals for
changing public policy. |
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MCRC
out and about the city |
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MCRC is out and about all over our great city spreading conservatism
and the Republican message of limited government and personal liberty.
We'll be posting photos of the various events throughout the summer so
check back often and see what we've been doing.
Better yet, check out our calendar and join us!
MCRC 2011 CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY PARTY DEC 11, 2011
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Minneapolis City Republican Committee •
707 3rd St. N Suite 202
Minneapolis, MN 55401 • info@minneapolisrepublicans.org
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