Dana Ferguson

1 week ago | southernminn.com | Dana Ferguson

By DANA FERGUSON and PETER COX Minnesota Public Radio News After plowing through two deadlines - one constitutionally required for session adjournment and another for an aspirational pre-Memorial Day finish to budget work - lawmakers are setting a new target to complete a $66 billion budget. Get any of our free email newsletters - news headlines, e-edition, prep sports, obituaries, entertainment and more. Explore newsletters© Minnesota Public Radio. All rights reserved.

1 week ago | mprnews.org | Dana Ferguson |Peter Cox

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. After plowing through two deadlines — one constitutionally required for session adjournment and another for an aspirational pre-Memorial Day finish to budget work — lawmakers are setting a new target to complete a $66 billion budget. It likely isn’t early enough to prevent thousands of furlough notices from going out to state workers starting June 1 — this coming Sunday.

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Kirsti Marohn |Dana Ferguson

Amazon is pausing plans to build a large data center in the central Minnesota city of Becker. City Administrator Greg Lerud said Friday the tech giant told the city it is suspending its development activities in Minnesota, including the site it owns in Becker. Last year, Amazon purchased about 350 acres near the Sherco coal-fired power plant for the proposed data center. Sherco owner Xcel Energy plans to close the plant by 2030 and is building a massive solar project at the site.

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Dana Ferguson |Clay Masters |Peter Cox

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Minnesota lawmakers are preparing to work through the holiday weekend to complete budget bills and get ready for a possible special legislative session next week.

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Miles Parks |Dana Ferguson |Laura Fitzgerald

Democratic governors in California and Minnesota are proposing to roll back health insurance coverage for immigrants without legal status that they signed into law. We look at what's going on. This podcast: voting correspondent Miles Parks, Minnesota Public Radio senior politics reporter Dana Ferguson, and CapRadio statehouse & politics reporter Laura Fitzgerald. This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.