The fiscal stewardship of the Minnesota Orchestra is at the center of a case being made by union members for a better contract. Now some Minnesota lawmakers are wondering if the state was misled before granting millions to jazz up the orchestra’s performance space.
When the Minnesota Orchestra got $14 million in taxpayer funds to renovate its Minneapolis concert hall, they vouched for its financial stability at the time, citing “three balanced budgets in a row.” Now, some lawmakers want a hearing to investigate whether that was truthful.
