A dozen school “units” — seven independent school districts and five charter schools — were in “statutory operating debt” at the close of fiscal year ...
Read More »Amy Koch: Moving on
After enduring one of Minnesota public life’s most humiliating episodes in recent memory, former GOP Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch has turned the page.
Read More »Study: Health care home model reduces costs 9%
A report by University of Minnesota researchers shows that the so-called “health care home” business model reduced Medicaid costs by 9.2 percent between 2010 and 2012.
Read More »Waterfront business owners subject to invasive species lessons
The Department of Natural Resources has launched several months of training sessions to help river and lakeside business owners comply with law changes aimed at squelching invasive species’ spread.
Read More »Thinking locally, acting globally
Kathleen Motzenbecker leverages foreign policy credentials to generate international investment in Minnesota business.
Read More »MNsure call center adding 100 workers
Fifty new customer services representatives were added to the MNsure call center as of Feb. 12. An additional 50 workers will be added by Feb. 26, after they complete a week’s training, according to MNsure’s interim CEO.
Read More »Ruling: Candidates can’t raise cash for super PACs, benefit later
A recent request before the state Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board may demonstrate just how close to the legal boundaries some Minnesota political candidates hope to operate in the post-Citizens United era.
Read More »Community developers’ group is part of coalition for affordable homes
Why help one person at a time when you can help so many more? That was Darielle Dannen’s reasoning when she decided to apply her legal skills to assisting low-income people with housing problems and business goals.
Read More »DNR: Cold spring didn’t curb 2013 park permit sales
Despite a slow, cold start to 2013, the state Department of Natural Resources reports that year-round state park permit sales in 2013 rose 2 percent ...
Read More »Brad Lehto: A trusted voice of labor
To hear Brad Lehto speak of his role in fashioning the most significant workers’ compensation reform in two decades, you’d think he was a backbencher lucky enough just to be in the room.
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