Minn. To Get Over $8.8M In Conservation Grants
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota is getting over $8.8 million dollars in federal grants for conservation projects in the Mississippi River Basin. The money is part of $43 million announced Monday by...
View ArticleDayton Exploring Chance For Federal School Grants
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton plans to lobby the U.S. education secretary about getting Minnesota into a competitive federal grant program the state previously missed out on. Addressing the...
View ArticleMinn. Lawmakers Question Health Insurance Exchange
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Republican lawmakers are questioning Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton’s authority to move ahead with a state health insurance exchange using federal dollars. Sen. David Hann said...
View ArticleMinn. Health Exchange Seeks $45M Federal Grant
(credit: CBS) ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s health insurance exchange is seeking a $45 million federal grant to pay for its operations next year. The board of directors of MNsure met Wednesday to...
View ArticleReality Check: The Cost Of The Mpls. Super Bowl
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota’s 2018 Super Bowl bid committee promised more than a great party. The state pledged to pick up a super tab, too. We may never know all of the details about Minnesota’s...
View ArticleFederal Grants To Provide Aid For At-Risk Youth
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Minnesota and Wisconsin have received federal grants to help provide academic and work-skills training for at-risk youth. The U.S. Department of Labor announced the YouthBuild grants...
View ArticleWhy Every College Student Should File A FAFSA
Photo Credit Thinkstock The federal government provides billions in grants, loans and work-study opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students each year. The College Board estimates that...
View ArticleWis. Sen. Votes On Planned Parenthood Funding, Strip Searches, Switchblades
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Senate is set to vote on a pair of bills that would strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding and raise the organization’s Medicaid expenses. One bill would require the...
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