Minnesota
Capitol Notebook: What you need to know about the legislature’s first week back
Welcome to Capitol Notebook, a new weekly round-up on the happenings in the statehouse.
The legislature convened their 14-week agenda on Monday, setting forth a less ambitious agenda than their last, and introducing a number of appropriations, healthcare and public safety legislation. Here’s the top things to know:
- A whopping 444 bills were introduced on Monday. Some notable introductions include a bill that would ban semi-automatic weapons and establish a buy-back program, and a bill that would legalize medically assisted suicide, among others.
- St. Cloud representatives Berrie Perryman (R-14A) and Dan Wolgamott (D-14B) introduced a number of bills. Two of those bills, introduced by both representatives, are to appropriate funding for local centers including the CentraCare Health System University of Minnesota Medical School Campus and St. David’s Center for Child and Family Development in Stearns County.
- Friday, over 400 Black entrepreneurs registered to meet with legislators, gathering in the Capitol to network and speak with their representatives about their needs. The business owners came from across the state and were led by award-winning journalist and businesswoman Sheletta Brundidge.
- New DFL Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy of St. Paul started her first session as chamber leader. The two-term senator took the job after former majority leader Senator Kari Dziedzic stepped down due to health concerns.
— What are you interested in hearing more about from Capitol Hill? Reach out to Sam Woodward by email at swoodward@gannett.com and let her know.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Expect a sunny Saturday with heat expected to build up this weekend before an even hotter work week.
Saturday forecast
Local perspective:
Winds stay light out of the south with plenty of sunshine today.
There are hints of an extremely isolated thundershower, but the chance of that happening over any given area is extremely small.
Expect highs to peak in the upper 80s with dew points in the mid to upper 60s this afternoon.
Extended forecast
What’s next:
This forecast is hot.
Highs will peak in the 90s every day this upcoming week for the Twin Cities and a large portion of the area as well.
Dew points really don’t look to surge into the 70s but mainly stay in the lower to upper 60s depending on the day of the week.
Little to no precipitation forecast this upcoming week. Expect dry and sunny days.
The Source: This story uses information from the FOX 9 weather forecast.
BEMIDJI — The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development recently announced over $1.4 million in child care economic development grants, including a $200,000 award to the
Northwest Minnesota Foundation
in Bemidji.
Split between 11 programs and organizations around the state, more than 80% of the awarded funds support programs in Greater Minnesota, with the aim of creating more than 1,100 new child care slots.
“Affordable, reliable child care is essential for a thriving economy,” DEED Commissioner Matt Varilek said in a release. “These grants are supporting working families by ensuring Minnesota parents are able to work knowing their child is well cared for by some of the best caregivers in the nation. We’re also helping employers retain talent and working together to establish the foundation for long-term economic vitality.”
DEED’s Child Care Economic Development Grant program provides funding to organizations and communities to invest in new or expanding child care businesses, including facility improvements, worker training, attraction, retention and licensing, and other strategies to address the child care shortage.
Since the office’s inception in July 2023, DEED has awarded over $13 million in grants to 56 organizations to fund child care startups or business expansions, resulting in over 4,000 new child care slots.
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