Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) has released its capital budget instructions, outlining the process by which local governments and state agencies submit capital budget requests to be considered for inclusion in the Governor’s next bonding proposal. This is the first step in the agency’s capital budget process, which will conclude with submission of the Governor’s […]
Continue reading →With just days left until the Legislature’s May 20 deadline, it is vital that Greater Minnesota business and community leaders speak up about the dire need for more child care options in Greater Minnesota. The GMNP is advocating for two important child care initiatives that are currently making their way through the legislative process, but […]
Continue reading →The Center for Rural Policy and Development (CRPD) recently published the final report in a three-part series exploring the impact the tight labor market has on Greater Minnesota. The analysis examines a growing divergence in the amount of workforce development funding going to organizations in the seven-county metro compared to Greater Minnesota. In their analysis […]
Continue reading →The Greater Minnesota Partnership is proud to welcome four new members to its Board of Directors: Bruce Imholte – A member of the Detroit Lakes City Council and owner of Imholte & Dahl CPAs, an accounting firm with offices in Detroit Lakes and Fargo, N.D. Scott Marquardt – Vice president of the Southwest Initiative foundation […]
Continue reading →As has become a tradition in recent years, our sister organization the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities is once again holding an End-of-Session Lobby Day & Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, May 8. All GMNP members are invited to attend to meet with legislators and help make a final push for our top legislative priorities […]
Continue reading →This legislative session, the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities and the Greater Minnesota Partnership have teamed up to explore ways to address the child care shortage in Greater Minnesota. The child care crisis is a multi-faceted problem with no easy solution, but we strongly believe there are actions the Legislature and Governor can take to […]
Continue reading →There has been a lot of activity on the child care front in the past week. On March 1, the House Early Childhood Committee and the Jobs Committee held a joint hearing in St. Cloud. The purpose of the hearing was to highlight the economic and employment impacts of the child care crisis. The challenge […]
Continue reading →The House Early Childhood Finance & Policy and Jobs & Economic Development Finance committees are traveling to Greater Minnesota for a joint hearing on child care this Friday. The hearing will touch on topics such as child care careers, the provider shortage and how the lack of available child care impacts local businesses and the […]
Continue reading →Scott McMahon, a lobbyist for the GMNP and our sister organization the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, testified in the House Tax Committee on Thursday about concerns over a proposal for several new child care tax credits and their limited benefit to families and providers in Greater Minnesota. HF 1034, authored by Rep. Laurie Pryor […]
Continue reading →On Wednesday, the Senate Family Care and Aging Committee heard the two Greater Minnesota child care bills. This was the first action on the GMNP’s child care efforts in either chamber. SF 537, authored by Sen. Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) would appropriate $3 million to the six Minnesota Initiative Funds for their continued efforts to help […]
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