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Council accepts preliminary 2027 budget, sets public hearings for December

Council accepted the preliminary 2027 budget and set public hearings for Dec. 1 and Dec. 8, 2026; finance staff highlighted an 8.49% levy increase proposal that translates to a projected 1.4% city tax rate change (about $28 for a median‑value home).

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Council authorizes $1 million temporary note to advance lead service line replacements

The council authorized a $1,000,000 temporary note to allow the PUC to begin lead service line replacements ahead of Minnesota Public Facilities Authority grant reimbursements; staff said about 70 lines will be replaced with priority for locations affecting children.

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New Ulm council adopts Safety Action Plan, updated Complete Streets and Crosswalk policies

The council unanimously adopted a Safety Action Plan and two policies to guide street design and crosswalks, citing community engagement, crash analysis and a goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2045.

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ICE Agent Indicted In Both State AND Federal Court!

YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner

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The Rule of Law No Longer Exists - ICE Agents Are Domestic Terrorists

YouTube video by Hawk's Podcasts / mdg650hawk

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Politicians ignored the cost of backup power when they pushed clean power in 13 states #MN #USA

Thirteen states from Vermont to Hawaii have written a hard deadline into law: 100 percent carbon-free (CO2-free) or “clean” electricity, most by 2040 or 2045. Lawmakers sold these mandates as a bargain: cheaper power alongside cleaner air. Voters in those states are struggling with ever-increasing electricity bills. Which are increasing faster than non-mandate states. The metric politicians lean on to make that case is the “levelized cost of energy” (LCOE), which ranks wind and solar as the cheapest sources of . . .

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