What’s a Fourth of July celebration without fireworks? Some Minnesota city residents might find out this summer. According to the Mankato Free Press, the City of Mankato will be unable to afford its usual $5,000 contribution to the annual fireworks display or the $7,000 expenditure on police officers and traffic control for the event. With local budgets shrinking as a result of cuts to LGA, city officials are making the tough choices needed in order to keep their budgets in line. If you think these service cuts have gone too far, contact the governor today, and tell him to protect LGA.
You can find more analysis on this situation from Minnesota 2020 here.