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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
Other’s Opinion: Transparency: Auditor duty to examine Walz appointment vetting
Published 5:29pm Friday, October 13, 2023Mankato Free Press. October 4 Good government is transparent government. And transparent government can be embarrassing for those who govern. So it’s important that the ... Read more
Minnesota’s legislative auditor to examine cannabis office director debacle
Published 7:03pm Tuesday, October 3, 2023By Brian Bakst Minnesota’s Legislative Auditor will dig into the short-circuited appointment of the Office of Cannabis Management director. In an interview Tuesday, Auditor Judy ... Read more
Letter to the Editor: More differences between Democrats and some Republicans
Published 5:37pm Friday, September 22, 2023Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill that provides free breakfast and lunch for Minnesota’s students. The signing of the bill, which was approved with bipartisan ... Read more
Other’s opinion: Clarify rules to get officers back in school
Published 5:27pm Tuesday, September 12, 2023Minneapolis Star Tribune, Sept. 2 Unclear statewide restrictions on restraining students have caused law enforcement to pull out of schools. As Minnesota students return to ... Read more
Regardless of immigration status, people in Minnesota can begin applying for driver’s licenses
Published 5:50pm Friday, September 8, 2023MINNEAPOLIS — People living in Minnesota without legal immigration status can now begin the process of getting their driver’s license by making an appointment for ... Read more
Regardless of immigration status, people in Minnesota can begin applying for driver’s licenses
Published 8:25am Friday, September 8, 2023MINNEAPOLIS — People living in Minnesota without legal immigration status can now begin the process of getting their driver’s license by making an appointment for ... Read more
Bloc of DFL lawmakers opposes special session to repeal prone restraint law
Published 8:23am Friday, September 8, 2023By Brian Bakst and Dana Ferguson A large number of Minnesota Democratic legislators oppose a special session to repeal a new law setting limits on physical holds ... Read more
Walz weighing special session on student restraint law
Published 4:50pm Tuesday, September 5, 2023By Dana Ferguson Gov. Tim Walz says he’s working with police groups and school districts to clarify a law banning the use of prone restraints ... Read more
‘We’re moving forward positively:’ APD, APS work to adapt to new law impacting SROs
Published 7:00am Saturday, September 2, 2023A new Minnesota law that has recently gone into effect has state law enforcement agencies considering, and in some cases, removing school resource officers (SROs) ... Read more