ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 16 -- Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today joined the higher education community to urge students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. Currently, FAFSA completion rates are down 20.5 percent nationally. In Minnesota, completions are down 16 percent from last year, due in part to technical difficulties associated the with new FAFSA form launched  more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 16 (TNSres) -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Governor Tim Walz today announced over $100 million in state grants will be awarded to organizations serving Minnesotans facing homelessness. The money is supporting a number of services including street outreach, shelter, and harm reduction for drug users. The Minnesota Department of Human Services awarded four sets of grants to support Minnesotans experiencing homelessness l more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 16 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Governor Tim Walz today announced $6.2 million in new grants to expand child care across the state. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded 21 organizations with Child Care Economic Development Grants - the state's largest-ever round of funding for this program. The funding is expected to increase child care program capacity by 2,241 slots. "Making Minnesota  more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 16 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced nearly $1 million in grants through the Farm to School and Early Care Grants program to increase access to Minnesota-grown foods. The grants are administered through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). "Thanks to our free school meals program, more students than ever are eating breakfast and lunch at sc more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 16 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Governor Tim Walz today signed six bipartisan bills into law, including the Transportation Policy Omnibus, Pensions Supplemental Budget, and Department of Human Rights policy bills. Chapter 96, House File 3800 allows for the establishment of housing cooperatives. The bill also outlines the organization, operation, and powers of the board of directors of cooperatives. Chapter 101, Hous more PR

SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, May 16 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, the Minnesota House passed the conference committee report on the 2024 Labor Policy Bill (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF3947&ssn=0&y=2024), which includes provisions to enhance worker protections, strengthen the minimum wage, ban shadow non-competes, increase pay transparency, and more. The report passed with a vote of 68- more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 16 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on May 15, 2024: Senator Julia Coleman (R-Waconia) expressed concern on Monday following the adoption of the Education Policy Conference Committee Report (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF3567&version=0&session=ls93.0&session_year=2024&session_number=0&type=ccr&format=pdf), stating it fails to address the urgent needs of Minnesota's students and educators: "This bill draws more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 16 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news: Minnesota State Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) is applauding a conference committee of House and Senate negotiators on the education finance bill for adopting an amendment she championed to preserve funding and eligibility for Rochester's groundbreaking P-TECH program. Senator Nelson had been sharply critical of a provision authored by Senator Liz Boldon (DFL-Rochester) earlier in session that  more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 16 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on May 15, 2024: Today Senator Zach Duckworth (R-Lakeville) offered a motion to expel Senator Nicole Mitchell (D-Woodbury) from the Minnesota Senate. Every Democrat voted to rule the motion out of order, rather than allow the body to vote on the motion. "The State Constitution is clear that accountability of Senators is up to the Senate. It's been more than three weeks since Sen. Mitchell was arrest more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 16 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft Dayton attorney Kristin Hardy was selected to join the Generation Dayton (Gen D) Ignite Program, organized by the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. Gen D Ignite is a premier leadership development program designed to identify, educate, and motivate a network of early career professionals and increase their capacity to serve the Dayton region. Hardy is an attorney in Taft's Intellectual Property practice group.  more PR