Updated: 03/03/2009 6:22 PM KSTP.com | 
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By: Nicole Muehlhausen, Web Producer
TRACKING YOUR $: Keeping city budgets in the dark
No matter what the outcome, your city will be taking a hit with a cut in state aid. But how they solve their budget shortfall could be kept secret.
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS is Tracking Your Money on a plan to keep city budget talks out of the public eye.
According to state law, any one can go to a Minnesota city government and find out what has been addressed during budget talks--if it's recorded during a city meeting, it's considered public data.
But now, the League of Minnesota Cities and at least one lawmaker wants to keep that information from you.
