Minnesota Lawyer

The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board has three spots left for training on Campaign Finance Reporter Software, a program that helps prevents campaign treasurers from running afoul of the law.

The University of Minnesota’s Center for the Study of Politics and Governance has put out the call to would-be researchers willing to uncover untold stories about Minnesotans who have mattered.

Healthcare providers have until March 15 to fill out and submit a required annual survey meant to determine how health information technology (HIT) is being utilized in Minnesota.

In the 1980s and ’90s, Barb Thoman noticed something in her travels across the United States. Unlike the Twin Cities, Denver, Sacramento and Portland, Oregon, had built light rail systems.

When Minneapolis-based Project for Pride in Living opened its new 44-unit affordable apartment building at 2242 W. Seventh St. in St. Paul in December, the nonprofit group didn’t need to spend much on marketing.

Gens provided a steady hand during the initial days of Legacy Amendment money, managing to steer the agency’s day-to-day budget while developing new programming.

Minnesota has received conditional approval from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to build the state’s new health insurance exchange.

The Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is accepting applications for its Angel Tax Credit Program, which gives investors a 25 percent tax credit if they put money into state-certified small businesses.

If you want a concrete example of the unanticipated harm that could come from the United States going over the fiscal cliff, look no further than Build America Bonds, an efficient and alternative way to subsidize state and local investments.

While all eyes are focused on what is happening in Washington, D.C., Minnesota is facing a different type of fiscal dilemma, a mountain of new spending.