Posts Tagged: rural development

Anti-Local Control Bill Fails in Senate; Now Let Lawmakers Know it Should be a Dead Issue

Posted April 10th, 2012 by Brian DeVore, Land Stewardship Project & filed under agriculture, Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Loon Commons blog.

By Bobby King, Land Stewardship Project Last week the bill weakening local control, Senate File 270, came up on the Senate floor, met with strong opposition, and failed to pass…. Read more »

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 »