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Duluth residents should not accept a budget narrative built only around the bad news. Transparency requires more than explaining the size of the shortfall. It requires identifying every option, every revenue decision and every pool of existing or reasonably anticipated financial capacity.
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Early-term labor agreements, sluggish revenue growth and familiar levy politics have left City Hall confronting a projected $5.5 million deficit.
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The city estimates its recently negotiated labor agreements will increase personnel costs by approximately $9.9 million over three years, according to the 2026 city budget. There is your deficit, dressed in a collective bargaining agreement and scheduled to arrive on time.
Rethinking the response: Duluth could cut public safety costs by changing who answers 911 calls
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UMD men’s hockey attendance slips despite turnaround; women remain fourth nationally
The attendance results leave UMD with two different challenges entering 2026-27. The men must convert renewed national relevance into stronger ticket demand, while the women must build upon a modest per-game increase and find ways to attract larger crowds.