Politics & Government
Reasons to Participate: Council Candidates, School Budget, and Academics
A weekly look at happenings in your local government.
Find out where the candidates stand:Today, Hopkins Patch starts our asking city council candidates where they stand on issues important to Hopkins residents. See your candidates positions on the budget, development, and quality-of-life concerns.
Get an early look at the budget: The Hopkins school board will begin preliminary discussions on the coming 2012-13 budget. Superintendent Schultz and John Toop, Director of Business Services will lead discussion examining budget forecasts in light of State revenue changes.
Keep up-to-date on Academic Milestone changes: The Hopkins school board will be voting to approve and appoint atwo-person ad-hoc committee to develop Academic Milestones to comply with federal and state academic requirements.