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League of Minnesota Cities outlines member profile and priorities to committee

2140508 · January 22, 2025
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Craig Johnson of the League of Minnesota Cities described the league’s membership, services and legislative priorities including funding for water and wastewater, public-safety duty disability, and sales-tax treatment for construction materials

Craig Johnson, senior governmental relations representative for the League of Minnesota Cities, told the Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee the league represents 841 of Minnesota’s 856 cities and provides advocacy, training and risk management for municipalities.

Johnson said the league supports a broad set of city responsibilities and noted that most Minnesota cities are small: 706 have populations under 1,000 and 147 are in the seven-county metropolitan area. The league’s work…

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