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Other’s opinion: Positive news on jobs, population
Published 5:58pm Friday, January 5, 2024Minneapolis Star Tribune Credit employers and workers for Minnesota’s enduring employment growth. More jobs. More people. Minnesota’s employment and population trends are going in the ... Read more
Austin Living: Continuing to serve
Published 7:43pm Tuesday, January 2, 2024Local veteran channels passion into volunteer work By Amanda Lillie Sarah Belden, of Austin, knew from a young age she wanted to be in ... Read more
New for 2024: Minnesota law to grant more workers access to sick and safe time
Published 6:21pm Tuesday, December 26, 2023By Dana Ferguson Starting in January, Minnesota workers can accumulate short spurts of time off to take care of themselves or a loved one under ... Read more
Other’s opinion: Keep Minnesota at medicine’s cutting edge
Published 5:15pm Friday, December 22, 2023A less rosy state budget forecast isn’t an excuse for state lawmakers to punt on the University of Minnesota Medical Center’s future. State coffers were ... Read more
Extra public safety money coming soon to communities throughout Minnesota
Published 4:41pm Thursday, December 21, 2023By Mark Zdechlik Gov. Tim Walz promoted hundreds of millions of dollars in one-time funding for local public safety upgrades during a meeting Thursday with ... Read more
Minnesota program to provide free school meals for all kids is costing the state more than expected
Published 4:46pm Wednesday, December 20, 2023ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s program to provide free school breakfasts and lunches to all students regardless of income is costing the state more than expected ... Read more
Minnesota budget forecast is steady, but with potential trouble ahead
Published 1:31pm Wednesday, December 6, 2023ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s budget picture remains stable in the near term but there are clouds on the horizon, officials announced Wednesday. An updated forecast ... Read more
Other’s opinion: Help wanted: No college degree needed
Published 6:04pm Thursday, November 9, 2023Minneapolis Star Tribune. Nov. 4 Minnesota has wisely wiped out the requirement for many government jobs. The labor shortage in Minnesota is real, and that ... Read more
Biden touts investment in rural areas in Minnesota, the home state of his primary challenger
Published 4:39pm Wednesday, November 1, 2023NORTHFIELD — President Joe Biden visited a family-run farm in Minnesota on Wednesday and is holding a fundraiser featuring many of the state’s top Democrats, ... Read more
Minnesota governor drops college- degree requirement for most state jobs
Published 5:21pm Tuesday, October 31, 2023By Dana Ferguson A four-year college degree will no longer be a requirement for most state jobs under an executive order signed into law Monday ... Read more
Rep. Dean Phillips announces primary challenge to Biden. He says Democrats need to focus on future
Published 5:33pm Friday, October 27, 2023CONCORD, N.H. — For months, Dean Phillips called for a Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden, drawing no public interest from governors, lawmakers, and ... Read more
Walz announces 2023 Governor’s Deer Hunting Opener to be held in Lanesboro Nov. 3-4
Published 4:52pm Friday, October 20, 2023Gov. Tim Walz today announced that the 2023 Governor’s Deer Hunting Opener will take place in southeast Minnesota at the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center ... Read more
Overdose deaths held steady in 2022
Published 4:55pm Thursday, October 19, 2023Overdose deaths held steady from 2021 to 2022, 1,356 to 1,343, marking a plateau after several years of sharp increases, according to the Minnesota Department ... Read more
Other’s Opinion: A historic investment in Minnesota kids
Published 5:01pm Tuesday, October 17, 2023Minneapolis Star Tribune. Oct. 7 State’s new child tax credit may be one of the most far-reaching nationally. It’s an investment in healthy families and ... Read more
Minnesota set to start spending $316M to boost child care wages
Published 4:57pm Tuesday, October 17, 2023By Kyra Miles From now until Oct. 25, child care providers across Minnesota can apply for monthly payments to help increase worker wages. The Great ... Read more