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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Witnesses say wage hike would help economy
By Don Davis Minnesota minimum wages would rise from $6.15 to as much as $10.55 an hour under bills lawmakers are examining this week. The proposals first committee votes could come this week. Tw...
Posted on 2/25/13 at 6:47 PM
NEW PLATEAUS Adventures in Subbing pt 2: A Man in a Women's World
As a substitute teacher you'd expect I get to wear a few different hats and teach students of all ages. Indeed. But at the teaching placement company I work for these hats and age-ranges extend a litt...
Posted on 12/11/12 at 11:05 AM
2 shot dead at Canada day care; 53 children safe 
A man shot dead another man at a day care center in Quebec then killed himself, and the 53 children present were evacuated unharmed. Police said some may have watched the killings.
By Associated Press , April 05, 2013
No injuries in stove fire at Fargo day care
Fire officials say it took staff at the Small Wonders Daycare in Fargo fewer than three minutes to move the children to safety at an adjacent hotel on Wednesday.
By Associated Press , February 28, 2013
Regulators propose improvements in day care safety in Minnesota
State inspection records for thousands of in-home day care providers could be posted online if legislators approve new safety recommendations.
By Associated Press , January 29, 2013
SHARE YOUR STORY: What do you look for in child care providers?
As a parent, choosing someone to take care of your kids is one of the most important decisions you make.
October 29, 2012
Mothers of day care abuse victims lash out at sentencing
He was someone they trusted, someone who became like family. He took their daughters to the park and swimming pool and taught them how to sing, “Jesus Loves Me.” Then, in two vile acts, Jon Ralph Pabody shattered the innocence of two of his wife’s day care children.
By Mike Nowatzki , August 21, 2012
Paul Owens, Fargo, letter: Taylor’s proposal misses the solution
Ryan Taylor’s proposal of $45.6 million in grants to help with the shortage of day care in the oil country of western North Dakota sets a wrong direction for the future.
By Paul Owens , August 11, 2012
Day care license suspended after infant's death
State officials have suspended the license of a Minnesota day care provider following the death of a 3-month-old child. Police say the baby boy wasn't breathing when authorities received a 911 call Tuesday afternoon from the Farmington day care.
By Associated Press , August 03, 2012
Minnesota day care provider in court for child death
An Eagan, Minn., day care provider is being held in jail on $75,000 bond and faces manslaughter charges in the death of a baby in her care.
By Associated Press , July 12, 2012
OUR OPINION: Heed day-care safety lessons from Minnesota
On the life-and-death subject of child safety in day-care centers, the Star Tribune’s spotlight is sending out a bright and illuminating beam.
Parents, day-care providers and regulators should take a look.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , May 21, 2012
Woman sentenced in ND day care drug bust
A Bismarck woman who ran a day care in a home that authorities say was the base for a drug-dealing operation has pleaded guilty to marijuana possession and child neglect.
By Associated Press , May 02, 2012
State: Brooklyn Center, Minn., day care facility was 'ticking time bomb'
A troubled Brooklyn Center, Minn., day care facility was shut down by state regulators two weeks ago, in part because the owner violated a state order requiring him to avoid unsupervised contact with the children there, the state disclosed Tuesday.
By Warren Wolfe , February 15, 2012
OUR OPINION: Child care, unionization don’t mix
Two Minnesota lawmakers had it right in October when their op-ed carried the headline, “Too many questions on day care union.”
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , December 21, 2011
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