Dems cut price tag of community college aid bill
Senate Democrats wanted to make community college free for Minnesota residents.
View ArticleJobs and energy panel shifting priorities
Broadband projects are out, tourism is in as the omnibus bill takes shape in the House.
View ArticleSpotlight on MN economic development efforts
Lt. Gov. Tina Smith tells a gathering of officials from Latin American and Caribbean countries that innovative partnerships between the government, private business and higher education form a solid...
View ArticleHouse approves steep cuts to job-creation programs
The Minnesota House cleared an omnibus jobs and energy bill that would shave $11 million from appropriations for the Job Creation Fund and Minnesota Investment Fund.
View ArticleNew workforce housing program in flux after veto
The governor’s mandate to rework the jobs bill to support other programs threatens to limit the dollars available for encouraging development of affordable rentals.
View ArticleAdministration basks in CNBC ranking, critics point to challenges
The state didn’t finish at the top in any individual category, but was in the top 10 for infrastructure, economy, quality of life and education.
View ArticleMille Lacs panel says next move is Dayton’s
Lawmakers tasked with considering legislative actions expressed bipartisan disinterest in the notion of a special session.
View ArticleFranken hearing focuses on rural broadband needs
Sen. Al Franken pushed to get an understanding of rural broadband access at a roundtable event with the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
View ArticleHighlight Center opens in former Minneapolis school HQ
The refreshed 102-year-old site offers office, commercial studio and retail spaces starting at 1,000 square feet and with lease rates beginning at $20.50 per square foot.
View ArticleFederal law has vocational rehab office scrambling
The challenge of meeting an unfunded mandate
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