Posts Tagged: local government

The Fight for Local Control Goes Local; Anti-Local Control Bill Passes off MN House Floor

Posted March 29th, 2012 by Brian DeVore, Land Stewardship Project & filed under agriculture, Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Loon Commons blog.

By Bobby King, Land Stewardship Project Some lawmakers in St. Paul are turning a deaf ear to an important fact: local control is a key tool for Minnesota cities, townships… Read more »

Anti-Local Control Bill Goes to House Floor Vote This Afternoon—Call Reps. Now

Posted March 8th, 2012 by Brian DeVore, Land Stewardship Project & filed under Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Loon Commons blog.

Surprise and intimidation can be powerful tools when backers of major development seek to build a large facility in a small, rural township. For a town board used to dealing… Read more »

Local Control & the Capitol’s Dangerous Double Standard

Posted February 27th, 2012 by Brian DeVore, Land Stewardship Project & filed under Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Loon Commons blog.

Nice irony: when a key committee passed House File 389 last Wednesday, it was by a 9 to 5 vote, which is less than the two-thirds majority the bill imposes… Read more »