Ellie Roth

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Brian Bakst |Ellie Roth |Matthew Alvarez

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 breathing a bit easier now that they’ve finally adopted a new budget — roughly $66 billion over the next two years. The Legislature met earlier this week for a special session to get the work done. There were protests, long debates, stories of immigration, but lawmakers managed to pass 15 bills in less than one day.

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Brian Bakst |Peter Cox |Ellie Roth

A budget bottleneck came unclogged as the Minnesota Legislature bolted through bill after bill to finish a $66 billion two-year spending plan early Tuesday and avoid a possible government shutdown. It took a special session to complete the job after the regular session ended in May with much undone. With a firm deal in hand, lawmakers churned through sprawling bills one after another and wrapped up their work.

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Peter Cox |Ellie Roth

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 hope to put a new state budget — and fears of a potential government shutdown — to rest Monday in a special session where bills negotiated largely in private are put up for high-stakes public votes. Gov.

3 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Ellie Roth

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. Nearly 44,000 Twin Cities students crossed into another district to attend school this year, using a process known as open enrollment, according to a new report published by Axios Twin Cities, a digital news outlet. According to their analysis, the number of students participating in open enrollment has grown every year for at least a decade.

3 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Ellie Roth |Alanna Elder

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. Since its founding ten years ago, a Minneapolis-based business has grown to sell frozen sambusas to grocery stores and school districts across the state. Now the business, Hoyo, is moving to a commercial kitchen that owners say will allow them to double production of the savory pastries, which are an essential part of Somali cuisine.