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One year after beginning the formal permitting process, the Ag Innovation Campus (AIC) has received a crucial air permitting approval from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), clearing a major hurdle as the value-added crushing facility prepares to break ground in the coming weeks. “This is a very big milestone for us,” AIC Project Manager […]
Governor Tim Walz today announced that he will convene a special legislative session beginning on September 11, 2020. Governor Walz intends to extend the COVID-19 peacetime emergency by 30 days to ensure the state can continue to quickly and effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. “While Minnesota has taken life-saving action, the threat of COVID-19
Republicans and Democrats in the Minnesota Legislature are at odds over the allocation of funds to counties from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to counties. Minnesota received $1.87 billion dollars from the CARES ACT, with a portion, $667 million, to go to counties, cities, and towns struggling with COVID-19. Hennepin
On Tuesday, February 18, Governor Tim Walz announced a state funding proposal of $30 million to replenish the Disaster Assistance Contingency Account, which provides emergency assistance to communities across Minnesota following natural disasters. The Disaster Assistance Contingency Account, signed into law in 2014, speeds up the recovery process for communities burdened with damages to public
On Tuesday, Senator Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks) and the Minnesota Legislature convened for the first day of 2020 legislative session at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. The legislative session must adjourn by May 18, 2020. “Senate Republicans have a simple goal this session – continue to work to improve the lives of
The Minnesota Legislature’s budget deal includes a 2 percent increase to the per-student formula each of the next two years. They also increased cross subsidy relief in the budget deal. Crookston Public Schools Superintendent Jeremy Olson says the district will wait for official numbers from the Department of Education before updating their budgets but does
