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Albert Lea Tribune | April 05, 2018
Gov. Mark Dayton in January released his public works proposal, and we and others across the state are eagerly waiting to see if local projects will be included in the House and Senate bills.
Dayton’s $1.5 billion proposal included $6.8 million to Riverland Community College for relocating its truck driving and collision programs from Austin to Albert Lea and integrating the programs into shared spaces with auto diesel programs. The college hopes to demolish the Gateway Building and construct 7,482 square feet in additional space. The bill also included almost $700,000 for the college to replace its HVAC system.
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Pioneer Press | April 03, 2018
Jeff had always been able to hold a steady job. Between working seasonal construction, he did snow removal and served as a local handyman. Jeff’s employers didn’t always provide health insurance for him and his young family so they got by with the help of Medical Assistance. He had always seen his family doctor as recommended and generally led a healthy life, until he found out he had colon cancer at the age of 33. Two months into treatment another surprise awaited him, he was being dropped from his insurance. Because he couldn’t work. While he was being treated for cancer.
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West Central Tribune | April 05, 2018
For nearly three decades MinnesotaCare has been a trusted choice for health care coverage, providing an affordable option for working people earning too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford traditional insurance.
We now have a chance to take the sensible step of allowing all Minnesotans to buy into the program, paying their own way for high-quality, more affordable health coverage.
This common-sense solution would help an estimated 100,000 more Minnesotans access the insurance they need, at prices they can better afford — more than double the number served today.
This proposal comes at a good time. While Minnesota has a solid record on providing affordable health coverage, recently there have been troubling signs. A recent Minnesota Department of Health survey showed nearly 339,000 Minnesotans did not have health insurance in 2017.
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Crookston Times | April 02, 2018
The Crookston School District last week was included on a list disseminated by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton’s office of districts “in danger” of losing funding for pre-kindergarten programming after the current budget biennium.
Information from Dayton’s office indicates that 46 children in Crookston in the 2017-18 school year benefitted from just under $276,000 in state funding for expanded pre-kindergarten educational initiatives.
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Mankato Free Press | April 06, 2018
NORTH MANKATO — The threat to rural Minnesota used to be measured mostly by the lack of good paying jobs needed to keep young people staying in or moving to small towns.
Bill Coleman says the presence or absence of dependable, speedy broadband service is now the key to rural Minnesota's success or failure.
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Pioneer Press | March 31, 2018
Stories intersect at this site — in ways they do at few other places — to provide constructive lessons in a state and nation that continue to wrestle with the complexities of our history.
State lawmakers must assure that the stories — including those of native people, enslaved and free African Americans and Civil War and other soldiers — are told. The society’s request for $30 million to revitalize the fort deserves its place in the final bonding bill that funds public projects.
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Star Tribune | April 06, 2018
Augsburg University Prof. Mzenga Wanyama’s push to ward off his deportation to Kenya has drawn high-profile support: Minnesota’s governor wrote immigration authorities on his behalf, and the mayor of Minneapolis joined a Thursday rally in front of Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters.
But Wanyama’s immigration situation remains precarious. At a Thursday check-in, Wanyama said immigration officials gave him 90 days to show he has a path to regain his legal status — or leave the country.
“I am still hopeful in spite of what they told us in there,” Wanyama told dozens of supporters who gathered in front of ICE’s Fort Snelling office during his meeting with officials. “The only reason I am hopeful is because you’re here.”
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