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Minnesota counties will collectively receive a $27.2 million funding boost from the Statewide Health Improvement Program, a community-led health effort through the Minnesota Department of Health. According to a news release, this year’s round of funding includes a new focus on the...

ST. PAUL — More than $4 billion for transportation projects is headed from Washington to Minnesota in the next five years, but money is not the big news for state officials. Minnesota’s take is part of a $305 billion funding bill that easily passed the House and Senate late this...

OLIVIA — Area legislators are “hopeful’’ that they will be able to cobble together a transportation funding bill in the 2016 session, although they cautioned that the issues that prevented a deal in the last session remain far from resolved. “Our hope is is we are going...

WILLMAR — Even though nearly all of the facility’s 35 beds are filled, the number of clients that will be accepted in a state-operated chemical-dependency treatment program in Willmar will be cut in half next month. Starting July 1 the Community Addiction Recovery Enterprise...

CLARA CITY — Officials in the MACCRAY School District are “hopefully optimistic’’ that legislation allowing the district to continue its four-day school week will remain intact when a special session is held. Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed the education bill Thursday afternoon,...

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As the legislative session nears its conclusion, important decisions will be made regarding budget priorities. Like any budget, including our own family budgets, where we choose to designate money not only indicates our priorities, but also reflects our values.

ST. PAUL — Minnesota mayors say their cities need more street money from the state. “A preemptive strike is needed,” Frazee Mayor Hank Ludtke said Monday as mayors from across the state gathered to ask state lawmakers to up state aid for street repairs. Small cities such as...

WILLMAR — Willmar Senior High School will host a College Affordability Resource Night today. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and is free and open to the public. It is part of a series of similar meetings facilitated by U.S. Sen. Al Franken’s staff. Franken...

From Forum News Service A recent editorial from a Midwest newspaper. Minnesota's highway fix starts in middle of road Say, Minnesota lawmakers: Have we got a deal for you. It's a proposal that would be immensely popular throughout the state, make Minnesota a better...