Good Jobs
As Hardy leaves DEED, the agency can boast about Minnesota’s record-low unemployment numbers and a overall robust economy. But that doesn’t paint a complete picture of the state’s workforce.
Environment
Exactly what policies the DFL may be able to send to Walz’s desk with a new House majority is far from clear. But Tuesday’s election results may be as much about what won’t get passed by the Legislature as what will get through.
Politics & Policy
The current propopoal represents the latest iteration of a long-running argument: whether the Met Council sufficiently represents, and responds, to those it serves.
Politics & Policy
Reaction to Gov. Mark Dayton’s session-gutting act — vetoing two bills that contained the bulk of the Legislature’s work this year — depended almost exclusively on which political tribe one belonged to.
Politics & Policy
The disconnect at the Capitol is not so much about political philosophy, but over what even constitutes compromise these days — what “halfway” looks like.
Politics & Policy
Even issues that seemed to have broad agreement were faltering over details.
Politics & Policy
This session of the Minnesota Legislature has already been one of the busiest in recent memory, with a flurry of bills on several high-profile — and unexpected — issues taking center stage.
Politics & Policy
A once-projected shortfall transformed into a $329 million surplus in Wednesday’s updated forecast. The problem? Everyone expected that number to be much bigger.
Politics & Policy
Taxes, bonding, and the fallout from a sexual harassment scandal are all expected to be addressed during the upcoming session.
Politics & Policy
Gov. Mark Dayton ordered the review of state agency policies in the wake of several high-profile sexual harassment allegations last year.
