We hope our readers--regardless of their political stripes--get a chance to attend these meetings next week. From an email:
In the coming weeks, the Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate, will be holding hearings across our state to hear from Minnesotans on Governor Pawlenty's budget recommendations. The schedule of town hall meetings at locations in southern Minnesota follows (in alphabetical order by city):
Albert Lea
Friday, February 20th - 10:00 a.m.
Albert Lea City Hall-Council Chambers
221 E Clark Street
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Mankato
Thursday, February 19th - 6:00 p.m.
Mankato Intergovernmental Center-Mankato River Room
10 Civic Center Plaza
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Marshall
Friday, February 20th - 2:30 p.m.
Southwest Minnesota State University Lecture Hall
1501 State Street
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Rochester
Thursday, February 19th - 6:00 p.m.
Rochester Community and Technical College-Heintz Center Commons Area
1926 Collegeview Road SE
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Winona
Friday, February 20th - 3:30 p.m.
Winona City Hall-Council Chambers
207 Lafayette
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Worthington
Friday, February 20th - 10:30 a.m.
Worthington City Hall-Council Chambers
303 Ninth Street
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Don't worry about being plain-spoken in your remarks. Here's ABM's Denise Cardinal talking clearly about her kitchen table issues and the budget:
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