Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer talks with Jim Miller, the executive director of the League of Minnesota Cities, about how Ventura's budget proposal would affect city budgets. Governor Ventura released his plans for closing a nearly two billion dollar projected shortfall last week, and they included cuts in local government aid.
City leaders in Northern Minnesota are meeting in Duluth to discuss Governor Ventura's budget proposal. The meeting has been organized by the League of Minnesota Cities, with prompting from Duluth Mayor Gary Doty, who has expressed concern about the proposal.