How the pandemic exacerbated Greater Minnesota’s workforce challenges
In the second quarter of 2021, job vacancies topped 7 percent for all regions of the state. They were higher than 9 percent in Southeast and Northeast Minnesota.
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In the second quarter of 2021, job vacancies topped 7 percent for all regions of the state. They were higher than 9 percent in Southeast and Northeast Minnesota.
The bill directs $18.4 million to address drought relief and includes $110 million to help build more high-speed internet infrastructure in Minnesota.
“It’s not a coincidence that the net worth of U.S. senators and U.S. House members has been growing in the last 15 or 20 years because more and more of them are financing their own campaigns in part or in whole and winning.”
In the absence of independent polls, one picture we do have — and it’s a limited one — is fundraising.
You won’t find it on Spotify or Apple music, but the parody of “Rawhide” was a hit on North Country airwaves and jukeboxes.
Ellison said the issue is “98 percent” about Republicans wanting to stymie a progressive attorney general, one who is expected to face a tough reelection campaign this fall.
Minnesota delegation responds to the SCOTUS draft, a sprint to the finish in CD1 and Rep. Dean Phillips fights for elderly entrepreneurs.
MinnPost asked all nine GOP hopefuls to answer 11 questions asking about their views. Four responded. Here’s what they had to say.
The split over plans for child care spending is one of the starkest differences between Republicans and Democrats at the Minnesota Capitol this session.
Jeff Ettinger doesn’t have the typical resume for a first-time DFL candidate. Yet his campaign has gained early traction.
An influx of $578 million in federal money has led to infighting, discord and failure bred by government delays.
The CD1 race heats up, Stauber and Biden agree for once and Dean Phillips wants younger leaders in the House.
The treasurer may spend campaign committee money on winding down expenses, which can include paying committee staff, buying nominal gifts for non-family members and donations to charitable organizations.
In Minnesota, where early colonists came from France and later came from other parts of Europe, roughly 90 percent of lakes in the researchers’ sample were Name Lake.
See who’s running in each of Minnesota’s House and Senate districts.
The policy, which DFLers in the Minnesota House have been working on for more than a year, would require fuel suppliers to make their product cleaner over time.
Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell told the Senate’s Finance Committee that Minnesota’s prison and supervision costs would “increase dramatically” if the GOP plan were to pass.
DFL state Rep. Jen Schultz of Duluth specifically cited Stauber’s relationship with labor in announcing her campaign to represent Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District.
At the Olmsted County GOP convention, candidates were allowed to give the political equivalent of a “Shark Tank” pitch to the party faithful.
A bill addressing accreditation in the Minnesota House has pitted the owners of smaller zoos against the Humane Society and animal sanctuary organizations, including Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue.