May 20th, 2009
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On Thursday, June 25 the Minnesota High Tech Association is putting together an event that will focus on opportunities for companies as a result of the economic stimulus legislation. Economic Stimulus Package – Federal & State Technology Opportunities: How to Get Your Fair Share? will provide the most current analysis of the American [...]
May 20th, 2009
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Before we adjourned on Monday, the 2009 Legislative Session sent Governor Pawlenty another balanced budget. The bill was the result of painstaking work, significant compromise and months of public input. If the governor signs the bill, the $6.4 billion
budget shortfall will be addressed. The details are as follows:
nearly $2 billion in budget cuts
$1.8 billion in [...]
May 16th, 2009
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We are at the home stretch in the 2009 legislative session and with two days left, the end result is still very much up in the air.
By Wednesday of this week, the Legislature finalized and sent to the Governor all major budget bills to stabilize our budget. In putting our budget together, we spent [...]
May 2nd, 2009
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The 2008 Veterans Career Fair was the largest single-day fair of its kind in the nation. It featured more than 100 Minnesota businesses and more than 1,300 veterans. This year’s event again is making every effort to reach out to our veterans, their spouses and businesses. The event is a unique opportunity to bring together [...]
May 1st, 2009
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I supported a bill which was passed on April 29th accepting and directing $196.75 million from the federal stimulus program. The bill identified the following goals: (1) stimulus funding be allocated to activities that best achieve job creation and retention; (2) improved energy efficiency and increased renewable energy production; (3) coordinate and leverage [...]