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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Care provider union debate sets Senate record
By Don Davis Minnesota senators set a modern-day record for debating a single bill Tuesday night and Wednesday morning before voting to give childcare providers and personal care attendants the right ...
Posted on 5/15/13 at 7:59 PM
LIVING UNITED Story time at United Day Nursery
One of our goals to ensure children enter school ready to succeed. By regularly reading to children during their preschool years, you provide them with the biggest boost toward a successful education...
Posted on 4/23/13 at 1:30 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Commerce bill compromise reached
BISMARCKNorth Dakota lawmakers reached a compromise on Wednesday regarding the states Centers of Excellence and child care funding. The Commerce Departments budget provides $3.1 million for child car...
Posted on 4/27/11 at 6:15 PM
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS Bresciani puts hold on child care center closure
Dear Campus Community: As you may imagine, it has been an interesting last 48 hours for the President of NDSU. At the end of the day, Ive found myself proud of and impressed by our campus community a...
Posted on 3/10/11 at 10:52 PM
Minnesota Capitol Chatter: Unionization measure on track for passage 
An effort to allow child care workers and personal care assistants to join unions appears on the verge of a partisan victory.
By Don Davis , May 04, 2013
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North Dakota Legislature: Merit-based scholarships made more flexible
High school students will have more flexibility with the state merit-based scholarship under a bill passed Wednesday.
By TJ Jerke , May 01, 2013
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Day care in Cold Spring in middle of tax debate
A licensed child care center in Cold Spring could face forfeiture if a four-year tax debate with Stearns County officials isn't resolved.
By Associated Press , April 07, 2013
Providers for children, elderly, disabled split on union question
Testimony reflects division seen across Minnesota about whether self-employed child care providers who receive state subsidies for some children should be allowed to join unions.
By Don Davis , March 11, 2013
Lawmakers wonder if childcare needs are adequately addressed
A handful of female lawmakers fear the Legislature is not properly addressing child care and children’s issues.
By TJ Jerke , February 16, 2013
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Grand Forks leaders seek tax break for renters, loan-forgiveness for child-care workers
The Grand Forks City Council has identified lack of affordable housing and lack of child-care workers as an issue for the city. About half of city residents are renters and they have not enjoyed tax relief as homeowners have, said Council member Bret Weber told state lawmakers.
By Brandi Jewett , January 29, 2013
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Dayton on fence about Minnesota child care union push
After being blocked in court, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said Tuesday he hasn't decided whether to ask the reconfigured Legislature to permit a unionization drive by home-based child care providers.
By Associated Press , November 20, 2012
Child care cost in Minnesota exceeds college
Placing an infant in a child care center in Minnesota costs more than a year of state college tuition — and can consume half the annual income of a typical single mother — according to a national report released Thursday.
By Jeremy Olson , August 16, 2012
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Minnesota judge cancels child care union election
A Ramsey County judge ruled Friday that Gov. Mark Dayton violated constitutional separation of powers late last year when he called a unionization vote for home-based child care workers.
By Patrick Condon , April 06, 2012
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Legislative notebook: House OKs bill to ban union deductions
The Minnesota House approved a bill Thursday that would prevent the deduction of union dues or fees from state child care assistance funds. The bill passed 74-55, mostly on Republican support. Gov. Mark Dayton wants child care providers to be able to vote on whether they want to unionize. A court hearing on the constitutionality of his executive order is slated for Feb. 22.
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis , February 09, 2012
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N.D. officials address child care issues
Solving the child care shortage in North Dakota will take time, but efforts are being made to address the problem, state and local officials said this week. There are nearly 82,000 children who potentially need child care in North Dakota and licensed capacity is 33,200, a North Dakota Child Care Resource and Referral fall report shows.
By Teri Finneman , January 21, 2012
N.D.’s child care crunch: Parents in Oil Patch have difficulty maintaining child care providers
A fall survey found nearly 2,500 children potentially needing day care in Williams County and licensed capacity for only 471, according to North Dakota Child Care Resource and Referral.
By Teri Finneman , January 19, 2012
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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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Judge blocks Minnesota election on unionizing day-care providers
Ramsey County District Court Judge Dale Lindman issued a temporary restraining order and said that the proposal should go through the Legislature, not be ordered by a governor. Gov. Mark Dayton said he would meet with Attorney General Lori Swanson before deciding how to proceed.
By Don Davis , December 05, 2011
Unions gloomy about day-care vote via Minnesota Legislature
Union leaders say they doubt they'll ask the Legislature for a vote on unionizing child-care providers if that's the path they have to follow, saying it probably would be futile given legislators already have cut quality improvement grants for child care providers.
By Associated Press , December 05, 2011
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