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Bipartisan successes are alive and well in St. Paul
SC Cloud | St. Cloud Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Mark Twain might say, reports of the death of bipartisanship are greatly exaggerated … at least in the Minnesota Legislature! Republicans and...
EDITORIAL: Sign up for frontline worker pay
Austin Daily Herald, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 8—This week, the State of Minnesota, through the Department of Labor and Industry will be launching a program that will distribute $500 million in bonus money to Minnesota workers who were ...
Most in-home child care providers ineligible for MN ‘hero pay’
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoChild care provider Julie Fees does not feel that she’s being treated like a “hero.” After working under previously unthinkable conditions during the coronavirus pandemic to care for children ...
Explainer: Who gets MN ‘hero pay’ and how unemployment tax hike will be returned to businesses
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEveryone from doctors to janitors who worked on the pandemic front line will get $750 of “hero pay” and an unpopular unemployment insurance tax hike was reversed under last week’s deal at the ...
We can't afford to leave legislation on the 1-yard line: Your Turn
SC Cloud | St. Cloud Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs a former left guard on the St. John’s football team and current 9th grade football coach, I know...
Mark Fischenich: Ask Us: State surplus similar in size to state debt
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 15—Q: Perhaps you can help me to understand the state of Minnesota finances. I have three questions. How much money does the state owe on past bonding projects? What is the current dollar ...
Next steps: Mower County continues walking the walk
Austin Daily Herald, Minn. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMay 31—Area farmers donated soy-based shoes to local public school district After the award-winning Stepping Up: From Farm to Frontline campaign completed its first lap, the Minnesota Soybean ...
3 things Republicans and Democrats could agree on as MN legislative session wraps up
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMinnesota’s politically-divided Legislature has a week to work out three important issues: What to do with a budget surplus worth billions, how to improve public safety and how much to borrow ...