The challenge of meeting an unfunded mandate

The refreshed 102-year-old site offers office, commercial studio and retail spaces starting at 1,000 square feet and with lease rates beginning at $20.50 per square foot.

Sen. Al Franken pushed to get an understanding of rural broadband access at a roundtable event with the Department of Employment and Economic Development.

Lawmakers tasked with considering legislative actions expressed bipartisan disinterest in the notion of a special session.

The state didn’t finish at the top in any individual category, but was in the top 10 for infrastructure, economy, quality of life and education.

The governor’s mandate to rework the jobs bill to support other programs threatens to limit the dollars available for encouraging development of affordable rentals.

The Minnesota House cleared an omnibus jobs and energy bill that would shave $11 million from appropriations for the Job Creation Fund and Minnesota Investment Fund.

Lt. Gov. Tina Smith tells a gathering of officials from Latin American and Caribbean countries that innovative partnerships between the government, private business and higher education form a solid foundation for growth.

Broadband projects are out, tourism is in as the omnibus bill takes shape in the House.

Senate Democrats wanted to make community college free for Minnesota residents.