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  • Wage Growth Competes with Inflation; Examining the Gap Between Low and High Earners in Minnesota

    Jan 13, 2023

    St. Paul – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today published three research articles related to the historic rate of wage increases, exploring how they compare with inflation for real buying power and how wages are distributed from low-income to high-income Minnesotans. This research helps improve understanding of wage increases in offsetting inflation, as well as measuring wage inequality in Minnesota. The first two in a series of wage distribution research articles by Labor Market Information (LMI) Office...

  • University of Minnesota announces MPact Health Care Innovation vision

    Jan 13, 2023

    MINNEAPOLIS/ST.PAUL (01/12/2023) — Today, the University of Minnesota and its nation-leading Medical School announced the MPact Health Care Innovation vision. Anchored by the University’s mission of education, research and public service, this vision will significantly advance the University’s leadership and partnerships to strengthen Minnesota’s health care and health professions, and make Minnesota a leader in the health of all Minnesotans for generations to come. The vision aligns with the University’s systemwide strategic plan, MPact 202...

  • The Protect Reproductive Options Act Passes Final House Committee and Second Senate Committee

    Jan 13, 2023

    St. Paul, MN — Today, the Protect Reproductive Options Act (PRO Act) passed the Minnesota House State and Local Government Finance and Policy Committee and the Minnesota Senate State and Local Government and Veterans Committee, clearing the way for the PRO Act to be voted on the House floor. The PRO Act has quickly passed through three different committees in the House, and two in the Senate. When signed by the governor, it would immediately go into effect. The PRO Act codifies reproductive rights into state law, an added layer of protection t...

  • RED LAKE NATION SCHOLARSHIP

    UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Funding awards ranging from $900 to $1,800 GRADUATE STUDENTS Funding awards ranging from $1,600 to $3,600 Full time students must be enrolled in 12 credits or more, and continue with a GPA of 2.0 or better. Part time students with less than 12 credits but more than 6, and continue with a GPA of 2.0 or better. Graduate students must be enrolled in a program pursuing a higher degree after their Bachelors Degree. Applications can be obtained at Oshkiimaajitahdah or send an...

  • New anthology fills gaps in Minnesota's environmental history

    Jan 13, 2023

    Minnesota has a rich environmental history, but when Chris Wells, an environmental historian at Macalester College, arrived in Minnesota in 2005, he discovered that many of the state’s vast number of environmental stories had yet to be written down. His colleague at Carleton College, George Vrtis, who arrived in Minnesota the following year, agreed. So the two embarked on a years-long effort to create a first-of-its-kind anthology called Nature’s Crossroads: The Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota that was published this month. “We learned that...

  • LICENSE PLATE CLERK - TRIBAL SECRETARY OFFICE/RLBCI

    Jan 13, 2023

    VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT LICENSE PLATE CLERK TRIBAL SECRETARY OFFICE/RLBCI Open: January 12, 2023 Close: January 26, 2023 @12:00 p.m. PRIMARY FUNCTION: To provide motor vehicle registration services to the Red Lake Reservation residents. Reports to Tribal Secretary Officer, full-time position with benefits, salary; DOQ. ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Responsible for collections, receipt and accountability of payments received for fees, license plates, registration tabs and handicap p...

  • Indian Affairs proposes new regulation to strengthen the administration of the Osage Mineral Estate

    Jan 13, 2023

    WASHINGTON – The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs today announced proposed revisions to the federal regulations at 25 C.F.R. Part 226 regarding leasing of the Osage Mineral Estate for oil and gas mining. The proposed revisions reflect modern industry standards, advances in technologies and changes to operations within the Osage Mineral Estate since the last substantive revision to the regulations in 1974. The proposed revisions make Osage Mineral Estate energy growth consistent with operations across Indian Country. ...

  • Bill to strip protection from newborns who survive abortion passes Minnesota House committee

    Jan 13, 2023

    ST. PAUL — A bill to repeal numerous longstanding abortion-related laws in Minnesota, including a law protecting newborns who survive abortion from being left to die, passed a Minnesota legislative committee today. The bill, H.F. 91 (S.F. 70), was approved by the House Health Finance and Policy Committee on an 11-8 vote. “This utterly extreme bill would leave virtually no protections for unborn children, at any stage of pregnancy, on the books in Minnesota,” said MCCL Co-Executive Director Cathy Blaeser. “Most appalling, though, H.F. 91 would e...

  • Bemidji State University fall 2023 scholarship auditions set for February 10-11

    Bemidji State University’s Department of Music will hold on-campus auditions for Fall 2023 music scholarships, February 10–11. Students interested in auditioning must apply no later than January 20 using forms available on the Department of Music’s website: [https://www.bemidjistate.edu/academics/departments/music/auditions-scholarships/] Auditions will be held in the Thompson Recital Hall of BSU’s Bangsberg Fine Arts Complex. The auditions are open to instrumentalists and vocalists interested in Bemidji State’s music program, and who will...