San Luis ends fiscal year in red

BY CESAR NEYOY, BAJO EL SOL

May 5, 2007 - 11:23PM

SAN LUIS – This city ended the prior fiscal year with deficits ranging from $1.2 million to $3.1 million in the various funds that provide services to residents, according to a late audit of the city budget.

The audit, presented Saturday morning to the city council at a work session, found that expenditures from the general fund for fiscal 2005-06 exceeded revenues by $1.2 million. The general fund pays for most basic services to city residents, such as police and fire protection.

The audit also found a shortfall of about $3.1 million in the utilities fund, from which the city provides water and sewer service.

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Minnesota to give non-citizens the vote?

Plan would limit new privilege to those in U.S. legally
Posted: March 14, 2007 1:00 a.m. Eastern
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Elected leaders in Minnesota are thinking about giving non-citizens the right to vote.

According to a report in the Pioneer Press, Rep. Phyllis Kahn, D-Minneapolis, introduced a plan for a constitutional amendment to let residents who are not yet citizens of the United States vote.

The Minnesota Monitor said Democrats Jim Davnie and Frank Hornstein, from Minneapolis, and St. Paul's Carlos Mariani joined as sponsors.

"I signed onto it because I believe it is important that people most affected by local decisions (such [as] levels of fire protection) have some way to hold decision makers accountable," said Mariani.

He said these people probably will be citizens in the future and this is "a good way to prepare them for that eventuality."