Under the coronavirus aid package passed by the Minnesota Legislature Thursday, child care providers can apply for a $4,500 monthly grant, with larger centers eligible for an additional monthly grant of up to $15,500, based on capacity.
The longer schools and businesses stay shut, the more uncertain the future is for many providers.
Waiting periods are waived; people lacking child care may qualify; caps lifted for business owners; and more.
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The Nut Goodie’s annual revenues in the mid-1960s totaled nearly $3 million.
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An advertisement from 1938 describes the Gunflint Trail as “a wilderness drive unsurpassed for its wild and enchanting beauty” and boasts, “Now you enter the greatest canoe country in the world.”
Arts & Culture
The red and black square pattern is having a moment nationally, but in Minnesota it never really went away.
Economy
Detroit and Cleveland, sure. Duluth?
Business
Medina-based Polaris Industries, a global leader in sales of off-road vehicles, also has the dubious distinction of leading the industry in the number of safety recalls, a new report shows.
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3M’s developments had far-reaching impacts on various industries, including office supplies and entertainment.
Good Jobs
As a lack of affordable child care has increasingly become a concern around Minnesota, new spending for the CCAP program is one way legislators from both parties are mulling how the government can help families enroll kids in early learning.
Environment
Endangered species protections means wolves generally can’t be killed unless they are threatening human life.
National
Peterson has a new bill that would allow the FDA to regulate CBD products as supplements, rather than drugs, opening the way for new products.
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Energy-conscious retrofits can dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of housing without the need to start from scratch.
