Prior Lake-Savage Supt. Michael Thomas testifies early in the session to the Senate Education Policy Committee. SAINT PAUL — On June 9, three weeks following the adjournment of the regular…
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SAINT PAUL —A special session will be needed to complete work on the state budget. The Legislature adjourned the 2025 session on May 19 after passing several of the budget…
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SAINT PAUL — Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders have reached a budget deal that identified the Global Budget Agreement Committee Targets and General Fund Net Targets. LINK: View the…
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AMSD Urges Policymakers to Fund or Repeal State Mandates AMSD Chair and St. Anthony-New Brighton School Board Member Laura Oksnevad testifying earlier this session to the Senate Education Policy Committee.…
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AMSD Members Heard Remarks from Key Legislators While Advocating for Students and Schools. SAINT PAUL — More than 170 members of AMSD turned out for the AMSD/MASA Region 9 Day…
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Most Districts Project Budget Shortfalls for the 2025-26 School Year. SAINT PAUL — AMSD member school districts are facing a combined shortfall of more than $280 million in the…
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An extraordinary 2025 legislative session must end with the adoption of a new biennial budget. The AMSD Board of Directors has approved its legislative priorities for the 2025 legislative…
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An extraordinary 2025 legislative session must end with the adoption of a new biennial budget. Gov. Tim Walz released his biennial budget recommendations on Jan. 16 and — not…
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About 170 education leaders — superintendents, school board members and district staff — were joined by 35 state legislators on Jan. 10 for the AMSD Legislative Session Preview, an annual…
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The 2025 legislative session convenes Jan. 14. While the primary focus of the session will be the adoption of a new biennial budget, 2025 will be no ordinary session. For…
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