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SUMMARY:Keeping City Budgeting Open (and adding the Governor's Office too)
DESCRIPTION:The Twin Cities Independence Party Meetup Group\n\nSenator Moua
  has recently introduced legislation that would allow cities to develop bud
 get proposals behind closed doors in the early stages of budgeting Supporte
 rs of this change suggest that it would allow cities to come up with creati
 ve ways to balance budgets without public outrage (among other claims). Som
 e even say that the Governor's agencies budget behind closed doors\, so why
  shouldn't cities.\n\nWe are not so sure. Perhaps we need to open a few mor
 e doors instead of closing them. Minnesota's cities are probably better mod
 els for state government than the reverse. \n\nMeeting with us is Don Gembe
 rling\, former director of the Information Policy and Analysis Development 
 Office with the State of Minnesota...the people in charge of open meeting a
 nd data rules.\n\nDon is going to talk to us about opening the door in gove
 rnment\, not closing it. What first appears to be a rather narrow issue is 
 extremely big and frankly defines many of the problems in government.\n\nTh
 is is an open-to-all meetup and we encourage you to come. Mr. Gemberling wi
 ll inspire you with how government can operate. \n\nThis is an awesome meet
 ing location with great cafes close by. \n\nBTW- the Independence Party wil
 l be speaking up on many issues facing the state. We do need your help. Ple
 ase contribute to honest messages\,  donation today at http://www.independe
 nceminnesota.org/get-involved/contribute\n\nMinneapolis\, MN  55410 - USA\n
 \nTuesday\, April 7 at 7:00 PM\n\nPhoto: http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/ph
 otos/event/2/6/b/8/event_129912.jpeg\n\nAttending: 10\n\nDetails: http://in
 dependence.meetup.com/1/calendar/9968857/
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