Minnesota lawmakers return to St. Paul this week for the 2024 session.
Last year a record surplus resulted in the state budget growing to an all-time high of $72 billion dollars for the biennium which ends in June 2025.
Republican House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth expects her caucus to focus on holding the majority accountable for what was passed in 2023.
DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman says the state’s borrowing bill will likely be the biggest order of business this time around.
Governor Tim Walz has recommended a $982 million dollar investment plan. Hortman says an $830 million dollar package may be a safer bet.
Funding for recreational projects in East Grand Forks did not make the governor’s bonding list.
Minnesota Attorney General reaches settlement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
(KNOX) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that his Office has reached a settlement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota regarding the accessibility of mental health services. The settlement aims to make Blue Cross' mental he...
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'The Greatest Two Minutes in Competitive Robotics'
(KNOX) - What's called "The greatest two minutes in competitive robotics" is going on inside the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. 250 teams are competing in the V5RC Challenge High Stakes for highly skilled and talented VEX Robotics teams. The...
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Grand Forks International Airport will receive Small Community Air Service Grant
(KNOX) - Grand Forks International Airport will receive the full one million dollars for a Small Community Air Service Grant, for which Grand Forks and East Grand Forks raised a half-million dollars toward the application. Airport Authority Executive...
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Grand Forks City Council Favors a Merrifield Corridor Bridge
(KNOX) - The Grand Forks Committee of the Whole approved applying for a grant to study another bridge over the Red River in the Merrifield Corridor into Polk County. Committee Member Ken Vein is opposed to the Merrifield Bridge. "The bridge is o...
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