All GMNP members are invited to attend the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) Fall Conference on Nov. 15-16 at the Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center in Alexandria. The conference will touch on many issues that are important to our members, including a legislative panel discussion on child care that will be moderated by our […]
Continue reading →Within the last two weeks, current GMNP members should have received the 2019 membership renewal letter and invoice in the mail. Membership dues can be paid any time between now and February 1, 2019. Please let us know if you plan to continue to be a part of the GMNP team in 2019, even if […]
Continue reading →The Minnesota Senate has convened a bipartisan Child Care Access Working Group, chaired by Sen. Bill Weber (R-Luverne), to explore issues related to the child care shortage that affects communities across the state, particularly in Greater Minnesota. The working group plans to hold a series of listening sessions to hear public testimony on issues related […]
Continue reading →Join the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, Greater Mankato Growth and the Greater Minnesota Partnership on Thursday, July 26 for a forum featuring the leading candidates in the running to be Minnesota’s next governor! Confirmed participants are DFL candidates State Rep. Erin Murphy, Attorney General Lori Swanson and Congressman Tim Walz and GOP candidate Hennepin County […]
Continue reading →As we dive into the month of July, we encourage you to mark your calendars for a few upcoming GMNP events: GMNP Membership Meeting The GMNP’s annual membership meeting will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 26 at the Verizon Center in Mankato (1 Civic Center Plaza). The meeting will include a brief […]
Continue reading →The GMNP advocated for three pieces of legislation this session that aimed at reducing the child care shortage in Greater Minnesota: funding for initiative foundations to help provide training to expand access to quality child care; a program modeled after the BDPI grant program which could assist communities to build, upgrade or expand facilities; and […]
Continue reading →The 2018 legislative session is rapidly coming to a close. The State Constitution requires the session to end on Monday, but it also requires that bills be passed no later than midnight on Sunday. Here is where some of the top issues currently stand: Capital investment bill – The House passed their capital investment bill […]
Continue reading →The GMNP’s annual membership meeting will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 26 at the Verizon Center in Mankato. All members are encouraged to join us! The meeting will take place in conjunction with the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities Summer Conference. GMNP members are also invited to participate in the entire three-day […]
Continue reading →The Senate Agriculture, Rural Development and Housing Finance Committee held an informational hearing this week on the child care crisis. The hearing was originally scheduled to last only two hours, but it ended up extending another 90 minutes due to the amount testimony and discussion on the topic. The hearing was chaired by Sen. Bill […]
Continue reading →Who doesn’t want free ice cream? Once again, all Greater Minnesota Partnership members are invited to join our sister organization, the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, for an end-of-session lobby day and ice cream social at the State Capitol next Wednesday, May 9. More information about the event can be found on the CGMC website […]
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