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This was the first legislature to be fully DFL-controlled since the 88th Minnesota Legislature in 2013–15. During the first session (2023), the body passed a number of major reforms to Minnesota law, including requiring paid leave, banning noncompete agreements, cannabis legalization, increased spending on infrastructure and environmental protection, modernizing the state's tax code ...
In addition, NAHASDA "simplified the [application] process for federal housing money and reduced friction with housing authorities seen in earlier programs". [27] The widely perceived success of the program and its broad political support led to its reauthorization in 2001 and 2008.
The Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF) amendment was the only statewide ballot measure in Minnesota for 2024. The measure aimed to extend a 1988 law directing 40% of state lottery proceeds to environmental projects. [19] The fund has raised over $1 billion since 1991. [20]
Last fall, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved a test program that allowed Arkansas to spend up to $85 million in federal and state funds on health-related needs.
Paul E. Gazelka (/ ɡ ə ˈ z ɛ l k ə / gə-ZEL-kə; born October 1, 1959) is an American politician and small business owner from Minnesota.A Republican, Gazelka was a member of the Minnesota Senate and was previously a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
As of May 28, 2021, Minnesota has administered 5,360,493 COVID-19 vaccine doses, and has fully vaccinated 2,329,984 people, equivalent to 41.88 percent of the population. [ 2 ] On May 6, 2021, Governor Tim Walz announced that COVID-19 restrictions would end on May 28, 2021, and the mask mandate would be lifted July 1, 2021. [ 3 ]
The basic vacation allowance is a minimum of four weeks per calendar year and there are 13 paid public holidays. [54] [55] [56] Many employers give one week extra (so the total is five weeks of paid annual leave) as a bonus. Public holidays which happen on Saturday or Sunday are lost for the particular year – thus the average number of public ...
All participating athletes must be at least 23 years or younger to participate. In 2020 the games were canceled and deferred to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.When the Junior Nationals returned the following year 2021 the decision was made to allow athletes, 23 years of age that would have aged out of Junior Nationals in 2020 to compete.