Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Minneapolis to hold reception at Spring DNC meeting
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It’s been announced that Minneapolis will be hosting a breakfast reception at the Spring meeting of the DNC in New Orleans next week. Minneapolis joins Denver and Orlando, which are hosting evening receptions at the DNC meeting. Put Minneapolis in the list of cities that are serious about hosting the 2008 Democratic Convention.
Posted by Matt at 2:32 PM 
Who pays for these receptions? Private sponsors or do the cities vying for the convention spend tax payer dollars on this? It is probably a stupid question, but I’m just curious.
It’s probably taxpayer money, but it’s probably not a significant amount of money. More money is spent on the total bid preparation (I think I remember seeing cities spent upwards of 1 million on bid preparation in 2004), and obviously hosting the convention requires lots of money. The Host Committee of each city is chartered with raising money – the total cost will be shared by private sponsors and taxpayer money.
The Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee Event is being paid strictly through private donations and sponsorships. No taxpayer funds are being used. Councilwoman Elbra Wedgeworth- Co-Chsair -Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee
Councilwoman Wedgeworth-
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