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March 3, 2011
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The link below is a well-written piece of local government journalism. Rare enough these days! One community is experiencing a very honest discussion about the impacts, real and perceived, of committing to a long-term economic development strategy. And no, the "one size fits all" approach of most TIF districts does not yield similar results in every circumstance. The comment section is worth reading and considering. Also, see the investigations done by the Chicago Reader on TIFs and this now ten-year old report on Chicago area TIFs. http://www.riversideinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/tif-districts-hinder-growth.pdf http://www.nwherald.com/2011/02/28/marengo-mulls-tif-districts/asplb4h/
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February 25, 2011
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Well there certainly has been a mixed bag surrounding the public employee union action in Wisconsin. These two links show that there is still bi-partisan ignorance out there when it comes to certain public officials and the weight of their words. http://www.indystar.com/article/20110224/NEWS05/102240410/Indiana-official-fired-remarks-Twitter?odyssey=mod_sectionstories http://spectator.org/blog/2011/02/23/a-bloody-double-standard
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