Tony Sertich joins us again this week, this time to talk about the shortage in child care and the challenges it brings to building the workforce.
Tony Sertich and the Initiative Foundations at 30
Our guest this week is Tony Sertich, CRPD board member, former legislator, former IRRRB commissioner and current president of the Northland Foundation, one of six Initiative Foundations around the state working to invest in Greater Minnesota. This week Tony talks about why the foundations came about and the work they’re doing all over the state.
Broadband 101
Broadband is expected a big topic at the state legislature this year. This week on RuralMN Radio, Jim and Marnie discuss some of the basic issues of broadband and how it gets to rural areas.
A conversation with Rep. Joe Schomacker, part 2
This week on RuralMN Radio we talk more with state Rep. Joe Schomacker of Luverne. Rep. Schomacker chairs the Aging and Long-term Care Committee in the House, and last year the committee tackled the big subject of adjusting nursing home rates.
A conversation with Rep. Joe Schomacker
What will the legislative session bring when it starts March 8? Rep. Joe Schomacker, who represents the southwest corner of the state and is a board member for CRPD, expects transportation, taxes, and bonding to be the top three issues, with battles that come down to dollars and cents. Lawmakers will have a better idea where things are going when the February forecast comes, will set the tone for the rest of the year, affecting the nature of the discussion.
Aligning strategies for better planning, pt 2
Jacki Anderson, senior planner at the Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission, joins us again to talk more about DevelopMN, a new effort by the Minnesota Association of Development Organizations to align individual organizations’ strategic economic development efforts. All the organizations have their own plans; DevelopMN will allow them to roll those plans together into a statewide GM blueprint. At the same time, the MADO organizations will be able to customize DevelopMN to address the challenges and opportunities that communities face at the local level, all while building a better collective voice on issues that matter in Greater MN.
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