Good Jobs
Equity money makes up a significant chunk of state spending on workforce development, and direct payments to nonprofits specifically chosen by the Legislature have ignited considerable debate at the state Capitol.
Environment
As PolyMet marches toward construction, new questions have emerged about a critical state water permit issued by the MPCA.
Environment
Minnesota’s senior senator has long been a champion of the iron industry. Her position on copper-nickel mining, however, remains something of a mystery — to those on both sides of the issue.
Environment
It was either an innocent snafu, partisan budget negotiations gone awry or a mix of the two. But either way, the LWC is stuck in government purgatory — granted new funding but still set to sunset on July 1.
Good Jobs
The equity program has been popular at the Capitol. But it has also been the source of friction between some nonprofits and the state Department of Employment and Economic Opportunity, which administers the funding.
Environment
The Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed a decision by the state’s Public Utilities Commission, a ruling that may delay Enbridge’s progress toward building the 337-mile pipeline.
Politics & Policy
Both parties in both capitals claim to be for rural broadband development. That doesn’t mean the problem’s getting solved quickly.
Good Jobs
What that means for parents, and business owners, concerned about making child care cheaper — and easier to access — across the state.
Environment
Both the House and the Senate voted to outlaw TCE, and Minnesota would have been the first state in the country to end the use of the chemical, commonly used as an industrial solvent. But neither bill ultimately became law.
Environment
Despite a fair bit of common ground between House DFLers and Senate Republicans, a conference committee on the topics deadlocked.
