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Medical care in jail is the new budget buster -Minneapolis Star-Tribune
... and the taxes we do collect and where we spend them." Other metro counties are reporting similar challenges. Dakota County's medical costs last year were up nearly 30 percent over the $1 million budgeted in 2006. About $325,000 was spent on medicine ...
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Vote 2008 House District 37b / Eminent domain critic challenges in primary
... transit akin to that of his native country and would like to someday see passenger rail lines extended into Dakota County. He acknowledged that is unlikely in the near future. He supports a cap on property tax increases equal to inflation; moving ...
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Medical care in jail is the new budget buster
... growing, driven partly by cuts at state and community facilities that once treated mental health problems. In Dakota County, medical costs for inmates last year were up nearly 30 percent over the $1 million budgeted in 2006. The cost of keeping an ...
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Minnesota / Fewer school levy requests planned for fall
... year. That compares with 45 last year. Only nine did so during the last presidential election. - Megan Boldt DAKOTA COUNTY ROSEMOUNT Company pays MPCA penalty A Rosemount company that converts discarded products into animal feed has paid a $30,000 ...
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New aerial photo system develops into government tool
... out and knocked on these doors. Now we can inspect those properties from the desktop," said Bill Peterson, Dakota County's tax assessor. Pictometry, which is based in Rochester, N.Y., uses low-flying planes to take aerial photos with 40-degree side ...
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In a first for Lakeville, city employees are laid off
... year to offset the declining construction of homes and businesses. Lakeville's job cuts could save the growing Dakota County suburb an estimated $370,000 this year, officials said. And the savings could grow to $755,000 next year. "Reducing our ...
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... Forest, Webster and Wheatland Townships) - Jerry Anderson, Gary Bruggenthies, Jeff Docken and Mike Piper Dakota County District 1 Commissioner (including Northfield's Ward 3, Precinct 3) - Craig Altendorfer, Dean Birnstengel, Joseph A. Harris and ...
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Lakeville motorcycle driver is charged in crash that killed his friend
... after his friend was killed in an early-morning Labor Day motorcycle crash. The felony charges were filed in Dakota County District Court this week against Corey Mathew Walters, 27, who authorities suspect was drinking the night he and Denny Matthew ...
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Snyder scores twice in RCTC shutout
BURNSVILLE -- Sarah Snyder scored two goals to lead Rochester Community and Technical College to a 4-0 women's soccer victory over Dakota County Tech on Wednesday.
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Funding in place to protect Vermillion River
... governmental protection for its fish and wildlife -- and for people who want to use the southern metro river. Dakota County commissioners approved use of a major state grant to enhance and preserve the 335-square-mile watershed, the largest in the ...
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Tax foe faces challenges in Dakota County
... to increase the gas tax and the sales tax for transit projects will face the wrath of voters this fall. In Dakota County, however, the only board member forced to fight off a cluster of challengers in this month's primary is a guy who ... voted ...
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1 dead, 1 arrested in Lakeville motorcycle crash
... Walters was transported to an area hospital to be checked for injuries and was then put into custody at the Dakota County Jail, where he awaits formal charges. The crash remains under investigation by the Lakeville Police Department and the ...
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Authorities identify Eagan man in cycle crash
... d. The driver of the other motorcycle was arrested by officers at the scene on suspicion of DWI; he was in the Dakota County jail pending charges. Lakeville police said Gragert, who died at the scene, was not wearing a helmet. STAFF REPORTS
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... HealthPartners. Your Chamber is partnering with several other Chambers of Commerce including the Burnsville, Dakota County Regional, River Heights and US Chambers of Commerce. Carpooling and taking Metro Transit are strongly encouraged ...
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Suspect out on bail killed in crash after robbing drugstore
... addition to the petty theft charge for which he still owed a fine, he faced a first-degree burglary charge in Dakota County dating back to February. The charges say he sneaked into the Apple Valley Medical Center on Galaxie Avenue, where he had ...
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Plymouth girl, 12, rides horse to Capitol today in fundraiser for veterans' ranch
... inspired by E'Leese's quest, invited them into their homes and fed them too. Cathy Snyder, a member of the Dakota County Sheriff's Posse, was so touched by E'Leese's campaign that she offered her a place to stay. "She is one of the most innovative ...
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Dakota County / 3 take on popular county official
Doug Riles has gotten so used to the question, he's come to expect it. The soon-to-be-retired postal worker is running to unseat Dakota County's longest-serving commissioner, a popular 28-year incumbent, from ...
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West St. Paul / Mayor: Close golf course
... sources, including user fees and an increase in the levy, if necessary. The city also could take advantage of Dakota County's sentenced-to-service program, where nonviolent offenders work in lieu of fines or jail time, he said. At a recent park ...
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Scott County judge finalists named
... William F. Thuet on June 30.A The Minnesota Supreme Court transferred the chambers of this judgeship from Dakota County to the city of Shakopee in Scott County. Greene, of Chanhassen, is an attorney with the Bernick, Lifson, Greenstein, Greene and ...
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Dakota County / Judge denies divorce fee deal
A district court judge who works in Dakota and Goodhue counties is fighting allegations that he funneled at least 19 divorce mediation cases to his personal attorney in exchange for a deep discount on legal ...
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